Saritaea magnifica (W.Bull) Dugand

 
  • Family : BIGNONIACEAE
    (Bignonia Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NEELI GULMOHUR FAMILY (नीली गुलमोहर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Bignoniaceae
  • Basionym : Arrabidaea magnifica (W.Bull) Sprague ex Steenis
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bignonia magnifica W.Bull
  • Common name : Glowvine, Purple bignonia, Saritaea
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Cultivated
  • Key identification features : Leaves opposite, compound with just two leaflets which are obovate; Flowers cymes, large, purplish-violet, mauve or light purple.
  • Flower, Fruit : November-June
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Tamil Nadu : The Nilgiri district
  • Native : Colombia, Ecuador, Panamá, Venezuela
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Colombia, Ecuador, Panamá, Venezuela
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V2, KFRI.
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1987). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 2.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Saritaea magnifica. Downloaded on 3 November 2024.

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