Herbarium JCB

Polycarpaea aurea Wight & Arn.

Family : CARYOPHYLLACEAE
(PINK FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Caryophyllaceae
Species : Polycarpaea aurea
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved
Vernacular name : Pasanavedi (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0247; KFP 5890
Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.; S.R Ramesh & S.B.Manohar
Collection Date : 28/11/14; 19/01/1979
Collection Locality : Tirumala Hills, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State; Kudligi-Hospet road, Bellary district, Karnataka State
Endemism : Central and Peninsular India
Habitat : Open deciduous forest; Scrub forest
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : October-December
Native : India
Comments : Occasional in crevices of rocks on open dry deciduous hills.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Kanchipuram district, Alagar Hills (Madurai district) (Tamil Nadu State); Anantapur district, Kurnool district, Venkatagiri Hills (Nellore district), Kadapa district, Kambakkam Hills, Sadasivakona R.F., Kailaskonda Hills, Tirumala Hills (Chittoor district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Bolangir district, Gandamardhan Hills (Bargarh district), Sambalpur district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
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=Polycarpaea aurea. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.