Cryptolepis grandiflora Wight

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (MILKWEED FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Apocynaceae
  • Species : Cryptolepis grandiflora
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cryptolepis grandiflora Wight
  • Vernacular name : Pauru teega, Pamu teega (Tel.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-0228
  • Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R. & Siddharth.S
  • Collection Date : 26/10/14
  • Collection Locality : Talakona Reserve Forest, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : October-February
  • Native : India
  • Comments : On plains and foothills to 500 m in scrub jungles.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Gingee Hill (Villupuram district), Hoganekkal R.F. (Dharmapuri district) (Tamil Nadu State); Chittoor district, Kadapa district (Andhra Pradesh State); Chittoor district, Kadapa district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Cryptolepis grandiflora. Downloaded on 6 July 2025.

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