Brachystelma edule Coll. & Helmsl.

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (Dogbane Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : APOCYNACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Brachystelma edule Collett & Hemsl.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Very rare, found growing on hill slopes, merged with grass
  • Key identification features : Erect herb; root globose, tuberous
  • Flower, Fruit : May-June
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
  • 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=Brachystelma edule. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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