Smilax ferox Wall. ex Kunth

 
  • Family : SMILACACEAE
    (Greenbrier Or Catbrier Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KUMARIKA FAMILY (कुमारिका फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Smilacaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Smilax ferox Wall. ex Kunth
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kukur Daaino (Nepali)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Dense forests, thickets, shaded slopes; 1000 - 2900 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Branches strongly prickly; Leaves elliptic to ovate or obovate-oblong, acute or mucronate, 3-5-costate, base cuneate or rounded, coriaceous; Inflorescence umbel; Flowers pink-red; Berries 1-2 -seeeded.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-December
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 241
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 208-209
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Smilax ferox. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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