• Family : ARACEAE
  (Arum Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : OAL FAMILY
• Family (as per The APG System III) : ARACEAE
• Basionym : Arum margaritiferum Roxb.
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Amorphophallus margaritifer (Roxb.) Kunth
• Vernacular name : Jumpagudi (Oria); Kharhar, Jalulija, Bansur (Hindi)
• Habit : Herb
• Habitat : Moist deciduous forests
• Comments / notes : Common in open forests
• Flower, Fruit : May-November
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, East Godavari district, Vishakapatnam district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district
  • Karnataka : Uttara Kannada district
  • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
  • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district
• World Distribution : India, Bangladesh
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4; 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; Henry, Chithra & Balakrishnan (1989). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 3.
• 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=Plesmonium margaritiferum. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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