Schefflera venulosa (Wight & Arn.) Harms

 
  • Family : ARALIACEAE
    (Ginseng Or Aralia Or Ivy Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : DAIN FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Araliaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Hedera venulosa (Wight & Arn.) Bedd.; Paratropia venulosa Wight & Arn.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Heptapleurum venulosum (Wight & Arn.) Seem.
  • Common name : Schefflera Vine
  • Vernacular name :
    • Dhobai-lata, Dhovalata (Assamese)
    • Bansimar (Bengali)
    • Dain (Hindi)
    • Bili-bhuthala (Kannada)
    • Unjala (Malayalam)
    • Utang (Manipuri)
    • Ravnith (Marathi)
    • Kelbuh (Mizo)
    • Nondamal (Oriya)
    • Modakama (Tamil)
    • Chippari, Gaalana (Telgu)
    • Daang Dinge, Kursimaal, Kusmero (Nepali)
  • Habit : Liana
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, sacred groves in Western Ghats, also in Himalayas; 300 - 1800 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Occasional in rocky valleys of northern Eastern Ghats
  • Flower, Fruit : February-September
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 07-05-1965, 27-05-1969
  • Collection Nos : CS 9770, CJS 13575
  • Collection Locality : Ballupet-Harihalli road, Hassan district; Bisle ghat, Hassan district
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, East Godavari district, Chittoor district, East Godavari district, Guntur district, Kadapa district, East Godavari district
    • Karnataka : Belagavi district, Hassan district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Alappuzha district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district
    • Jharkhand :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : North and Middle Andaman,South Andaman,Betapur Creek,Mt. Harriet
  • Native : Bangladesh, India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 142
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 183
    • Indigenous Plants at Biodiversity Park, Ranchi - Ranchi Afforestation Division, Forest and Environmental Department, Jharkhand
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Schefflera venulosa. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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