Tylophora rotundifolia Ham. ex Wight

 
  • 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 rotundifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Wight
  • Vernacular name : Bagdhamari, Gopipetta (Oria)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Shola and Evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Shola and evergreen forests. A prostrate herb undergrowth of sal forests
  • Flower, Fruit : May-September
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district
    • Karnataka : BR. Hills, Mysuru district
    • Kerala : Wayanad district, Idukki district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district
  • Native : India
  • World Distribution : India, China, Nepal
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; 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 rotundifolia. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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