Holostemma rheedei Wall.

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (Milkweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Asclepias annularia Roxb.; Asclepias convolvulacea B.Heyne ex Decne.; Cynanchum annulare B.Heyne ex Wight; Gomphocarpus volubilis Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f.; Holostemma ada-kodien Schult.; Holostemma annularium (Roxb.) K.Schum.; Holostemma brunonianum Royle; Holostemma rheedianum Spreng.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cynanchum annularium (Roxb.) Liede & Khanum
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Hot open terai, scrub and open forested areas, 100 - 1400 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : July-September
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Palghar district, Thane district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 173
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 704
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Holostemma rheedei. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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