Smilax glaucophylla Klotzsch

 
  • Family : SMILACACEAE
    (Greenbrier Or Catbrier Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KUMARIKA FAMILY (कुमारिका फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Smilacaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Smilax elegans subsp. glaucophylla (Klotzsch) Noltie
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Smilax elegans subsp. elegans
  • Common name : Elegant Smilax
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Broad-leaved forests, Tsuga forests; 2200 - 2800 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Leaf blade thinly papery, ovate-lanceolate to broadly lanceolate; branchlets zigzagged; female flowers with 6 staminodes
  • Flower, Fruit : April-June
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Rudraprayag district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Dibang Valley, Siang
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet
  • 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
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Smilax glaucophylla. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

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