• Family : ARACEAE
  (Arum Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : OAL FAMILY
• Family (as per The APG System III) : ARACEAE
• Basionym : Dracontium spinosum L.
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Lasia spinosa (L.) Thwaites
• Vernacular name : Kanta saru (Oria); Mulasari, Kanta kachoramu (Telugu)
• Habit : Herb
• Comments / notes : Marshy areas under shade
• Key identification features : Very spinous herb
• Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : East Godavari district, Vishakapatnam district, Vizianagaram district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district
  • Kerala : Kozhikode district
  • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Deogarh district, Sundergarh district, Kalhandi district, Angul district
• Native : Indian subcontinent
• World Distribution : South- and Southeast Asia
• Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
• Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4; 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; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; 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=Lasia spinosa. Downloaded on 20 May 2024.

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