• Family : ACANTHACEAE
  (ACANTHUS FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Acanthaceae
• Species : Meyenia hawtayneana
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved
• Vernacular name : Podaparedu (Tel.)
• Key identification features : A climbing shrub with slender branches. Corolla blue-purple, funnel shaped.
• Habit : Climber
• Flower, Fruit : March-November
• Comments : Occasional in dry deciduous forests in central and southern Eastern Ghats at above 800 m on forest floor and border.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Vellore district, Tiruchirapalli district (Tiruchirapalli district) (Tamil Nadu State); Tirumala Hills (Chittoor district), Srisailam Hills, Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district) (Andhra Pradesh State)
• World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; 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=Meyenia hawtayneana. Downloaded on 3 December 2024.

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