Tylophora indica var. glabra (Decne.) H. Huber

 
  • 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) : Tylophora indica var. glabra (Decne.) H. Huber
  • Common name : Emetic Swallow Wort
  • Vernacular name : Kirumanji, Aadumathada Balli (Kannada)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Sea coast
  • Comments / notes : Among bushes near sea coasts
  • Flower, Fruit : May-December
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Tumakuru district
    • Kerala : Thiruvananthapuram district
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka, Seychelles
  • World Distribution : Indo-Malesia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Ramakrishna et al-1995, The Asclepiadaceae and Periplocaceae of Karnataka; 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=Tylophora indica var. glabra. Downloaded on 20 May 2024.

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