Herbarium JCB

Maytenus emarginata (Willd.) Ding Hou

Family : CELASTRACEAE
(STAFF VINE FAMILY or BITTERSWEET FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Celastraceae
Species : Maytenus emarginata
Basionym : Celastrus emarginatus Willd.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Gymnosporia emarginata (Willd.) Thwaites
Common name : Thorny Staff Tree
Vernacular name : Vingar, Baikal, Kingani, Thondarsaijhad (Hin.); Thandarasa, Thanasimale (Kan.); Danti, Dantausi, Pedda chintu (Tel.); Baincho, Gaerokosa (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0409
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy & K.Sankara Rao
Collection Date : 26/11/15
Collection Locality : Palamner forest range, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Open deciduous forest
Key identification features : Gregarious climbing shrub with prominent spines on the branches. Leaves, glabrous, obtuse and crenate-serrate. Capsule globose, long up to 0.5 cm. Seeds arillate in the lower half.
Habit : Shrub
Flower, Fruit : November-March
Comments : On plains and scrub jungles up to 1000 m.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Srikakulam district, Kurnool district, West Godavari district, Kadapa district, Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); Cuttack district, Kalahandi district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, South-east Asia, Malesia to Australia
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 - Flora of Srikakulam District; 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=Maytenus emarginata. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.