Argyreia cymosa (Roxb.) Sweet

 
  • Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
    (MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Convolvulaceae
  • Species : Argyreia cymosa
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved
  • Vernacular name : Maddi tige, Gantapala (Tel.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-294; F.A.P. 42021
  • Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R. & Siddharth.S; K.R.K.Swamy
  • Collection Date : 26/10/2014; 26/01/2014
  • Collection Locality : Talakona Reserve Forest, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State; Kalasamudram R.F., Anantapur district, Andhra Pradsh State
  • Habitat : Deciduous forest; Scrub Jungle
  • Habit : Climbing Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : September-February
  • Comments : Occasional in bushes in forests.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bellary district, Kolar district (Karnataka State); Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Kanchipuram district (Tamil Nadu State); Anantapur district, Kurnool district, Visakhapatnam district, East Godavari district, Burmakonda R.F. (Visakhapatnam district), Krishna district, Prakasham district, Talakona R.F. (Chittoor district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Puri district, Ganjam district, Gajapati district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Nepal, Philippines
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; 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=Argyreia cymosa. Downloaded on 6 July 2025.

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