Ceropegia anantii S.R.Yadav, Sardesai & S.P.Gaikwad

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (Milkweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : APOCYNACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ceropegia anantii S.R.Yadav, Sardesai & S.P.Gaikwad
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Lateritic plateau
  • Comments / notes : Rare
  • Key identification features : Black colour spots on tip of corolla tube
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Sindhudurg district
  • Native : India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Critically Endangered (CR)
  • Literature : S.S. Kambale & S.R. Yadav (2019) Taxonomic revision of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae: Ceropegieae) in India. Rheedea Vol. 29(1): 01–115.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ceropegia anantii. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

Ceropegia decaisneana Wight

 

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  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (Milkweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : APOCYNACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ceropegia decaisneana Wight
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Morphologically varient
  • Key identification features : Corolla brown dotted, leaves ovate-oblong
  • Flower, Fruit : October-December
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy, Sringeshwara & Noel Sebastian
  • Collection Date : 30-10-2018
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-1514
  • Collection Locality : Thollayiram forest, Wayanad district, Kerala
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Wayanad district
  • Endemism : Western Ghats
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Herbarium specimen
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ceropegia decaisneana. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

Ceropegia rollae Hemadri

 

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  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (Milkweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : APOCYNACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ceropegia rollae Hemadri
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grass lands and moist places
  • Comments / notes : Rare. Grasslands
  • Key identification features : Erect herb, cordate leaf
  • Flower, Fruit : August-September
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Ahmednagar district
  • Native : India
  • Endemism : Maharashtra
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : S.S. Kambale & S.R. Yadav (2019) Taxonomic revision of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae: Ceropegieae) in India. Rheedea Vol. 29(1): 01–115.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ceropegia rollae. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

Ceropegia sahyadrica Ansari & B.G.P.Kulk.

 

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  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (Milkweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : APOCYNACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ceropegia sahyadrica Ansari & B.G.P.Kulk.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grass lands and moist places
  • Comments / notes : Rare. Grasslands
  • Key identification features : Erect herb, cordate leaf
  • Flower, Fruit : August-September
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Pune district, Satara district, Ahmednagar district
  • Native : India
  • Endemism : Maharashtra
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : S.S. Kambale & S.R. Yadav (2019) Taxonomic revision of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae: Ceropegieae) in India. Rheedea Vol. 29(1): 01–115.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ceropegia sahyadrica. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

Chassalia curviflora var. curviflora

 

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  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : RUBIACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Chassalia curviflora var. curviflora
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : April-June
  • Collection Locality : From Coorg gate to Makuta, Kodagu district (Photograph)
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Kodagu (Coorg) district
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Based on Photograph by Raja K. Swamy
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Chassalia curviflora var. curviflora. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

Chionanthus mala-elengi subsp. mala-elengi

 

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  • Family : OLEACEAE
    (Olive Or Jasmine Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MOGRA FAMILY (मोगरा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : OLEACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Chionanthus mala-elengi subsp. mala-elengi
  • Habit : Tree
  • Collection Locality : From Coorg gate to Makuta, Kodagu district (Photograph)
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Kodagu (Coorg) district
    • Kerala : Wayanad district
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Chionanthus mala-elengi subsp. mala-elengi. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

Crotalaria stipitata Wight & Arn.

 

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  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : LEGUMINOSAE
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Synonym(s) : Crotalaria laevigata auct. non Lam. FBI and FPM Gamble
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Crotalaria stipitata Wight & Arn.
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Key identification features : Small erect undershrub; flowers yellow; leaves obcordte, glabrous
  • Collector(s) Name : S.R. Ramesh & S.B. Manohar; Raja K. Swamy, Sringeshwara & Noel Sebastian
  • Collection Date : 25/10/1978; 31-10-2018
  • Collection Nos : KFP 3872; HJCB-1526
  • Collection Locality : B.R. Hills, Chamarajanagar district (KA); Thollayiram kandi forest, Wayanad district, Kerala
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Wayanad district
  • Literature : Herbarium specimen (conformed from type specimens and Protologue)
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Crotalaria stipitata. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

Eriocaulon maharashtrense Punekar & Lakshmin.

 

Botanical Description

Herbarium Specimen(s)

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  • Family : ERIOCAULACEAE
    (Pipewort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ERIOCAULON FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : ERIOCAULACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Eriocaulon maharashtrense Punekar & Lakshmin.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Moist deciduous
  • Flower, Fruit : September-December
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Pune district, Ahmednagar district
  • Literature : Punekar & Lakshmin (2003) Rheedea 13: 24.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Eriocaulon maharashtrense. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

Etlingera labellosa (K.Schum.) R.M.Sm.

 

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  • Family : ZINGIBERACEAE
    (Ginger Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : HALDI FAMILY (हल्दी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : ZINGIBERACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Etlingera labellosa (K.Schum.) R.M.Sm.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : July
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district (GKVK, Campus)
  • Literature : Photo
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Etlingera labellosa. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

Gymnosporia wightiana (Babu) R.S.Rao

 
  • Family : CELASTRACEAE
    (Staff-Tree Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MALKANGANI FAMILY (मालकांगनी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : CELASTRACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Gymnosporia wightiana (Babu) R.S.Rao
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district (FRLHT campus)
  • Literature : Photo
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Gymnosporia wightiana. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

Janakia arayalpathra J. Joseph & Chandras.

 

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  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (Milkweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : APOCYNACEAE
  • Basionym : Decalepis arayalpathra (J.Joseph & V.Chandras.) Venter
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Janakia arayalpathra J. Joseph & Chandras.
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : April-May
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district (FRLHT Campus)
  • Literature : Photo
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Janakia arayalpathra. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

Lobelia leschenaultiana (C.Presl) Skottsb.

 

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  • Family : CAMPANULACEAE
    (Bellflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : DHAWAL FAMILY (धवल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : CAMPANULACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Lobelia leschenaultiana (C.Presl) Skottsb.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Shola forest
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Collection Locality : Photos
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kozhikode district, Palakkad district, Idukki district
    • Tamil Nadu : TNGL
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature : Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lobelia leschenaultiana. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.

 

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  • Family : CACTACEAE
    (Cactus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NAG PHANI FAMILY / CACTUS FAMILY (नागफणी फैमिली / कैक्टस फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : CACTACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Deciduous forests
  • Flower, Fruit : May-June
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Pune district
  • Literature : Photo
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Opuntia humifusa. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

Strongylodon macrobotrys A.Gray

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : LEGUMINOSAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Strongylodon macrobotrys A.Gray
  • Habit : Climber
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated
  • Flower, Fruit : October-November
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district
  • Literature : Photo
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Strongylodon macrobotrys. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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