• Family : RHAMNACEAE
  (Buckthorn Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : BER FAMILY (बेर फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : RHAMNACEAE
• Synonym(s) : Ventilago calyculata Tul.
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ventilago denticulata Willd.
• Vernacular name : Pittiraidhani (Hindi); Errashiratalatige, Verrachictali, Suratchekka (Telugu); Pitchuli, Pittoli, Pinchuli, Rainjhai, Piscogacha, Kantamali (Oria); Lokhandi (Marathi)
• Habit : Liana
• Habitat : Dry deciduous forests
• Comments / notes : Occasional in hill forests; Fairly common in mixed forests in Odisha
• Key identification features : A large conspicuous climber. Flowers with an offensive odour
• Flower, Fruit : September-June
• Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh, Raja K. Swamy, K. Sankara Rao & Navendu Page
• Collection Date : 24/02/2016
• Collection Nos : HJCB-0491
• Collection Locality : Chandaka WLS, Khurda district (OD)
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Chalama (Kurnool district)
  • Karnataka : Kolar district
  • Kerala : Palakkad district, Idukki district
  • Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
  • Odisha : Throughout
  • Tamil Nadu : Vellore district, Coimbatore district, The Nilgiri district
• Native : Tropical Asia
• World Distribution : India, China, Myanmar, Malesia
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI; Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
• 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=Ventilago denticulata. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.

Botanical Description

Herbarium Specimen(s)

Line Drawings

Field Image(s)