Herbarium JCB

Merremia tridentata subsp. hastata (Hallier f.) Ooststr.

Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
(Morning-Glory Family)
Family (Hindi name) : KALADANA FAMILY (कालादाना फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : CONVOLVULACEAE
Synonym(s) : Xenostegia tridentata subsp. hastata (Ooststr.) Parmar
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Merremia tridentata (L.) Hallier f.
Vernacular name : Cheruvayera, Prasarani (Malayalam)
Habit : Climber
Habitat : Deciduous forests, also in the plains
Comments / notes : Most common in higher altitudes near rocks and dry places and occasional in open forests
Flower, Fruit : June-March
Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy
Collection Date : 02/01/2016
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-283
Collection Locality : Pulivendula Ghat, Anantapur district (AP)
Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, East Godavari district, Guntur district, Kadapa district, Vishakapatnam district, Kurnool district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district
- Kerala : Kasaragod district, Kannur district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district
- Odisha : Cuttack district, Ganjam district, Nuapada district, Khurda district, Puri district
- Tamil Nadu : Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills, Kalrayan Hills, Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Chitteri Hills, Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivaganga district), Theerthamalai Hills, Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee Hill (Villipuram district), Javadu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district)
Native : Tropical & sub-Tropical Asia
World Distribution : Tropical E. Africa, Mascarene Islands, Tropical Asia to Taiwan, Malaysia, Australia and Micronesia
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; 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=Merremia tridentata subsp. hastata. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.