Herbarium JCB

Celastrus paniculatus Willd.

Family : CELASTRACEAE
(STAFF VINE FAMILY or BITTERSWEET FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Celastraceae
Species : Celastrus paniculatus
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Celastrus paniculatus Willd.
Vernacular name : Malakamni, Malkungi, Malkangni (Hin.); Kari gonne, Gangudekayi, Jyotisumathi (Kan.); Valuluvai (Tam.); Jyotismathi, Monirteega (Tel.); Pengu, Pengumal, Karsano, Katta pengu, Laibeheda (Ori.); Jyostismati (San.)
Key identification features : An unarmed climbing shrub. Leaves are simple, elliptic to ovate or obovate with crenate-serrate margin. Flowers are yellowish-green or white, unisexual and occur in pyramidal panicles of 2-6 inches. Fruit is a globose, bright yellow septicidal capsule. Seeds are enclosed ina fleshy scarlet aril.
Habit : Liana
Flower, Fruit : March-December
Comments : On hills along forest border to 1400 m in moist and dry deciduous forests.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district, Kolar district (Karnataka State); Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, East Godavari district, Rollapenta Hills (Kurnool district), Anantagiri Hills, Galikonda Hills (Visakhapatnam district), Tirumala Hills (Chittoor district), Kadapa district (Andhra Pradesh State); Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Siam, Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, China, Australia, New Caledonia
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 �â�� Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; 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=Celastrus paniculatus. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.