Smilax vaginata Decne.

 
  • 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 vaginata Decne.
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Shrubby forest; 1500 - 3000 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Commonly growing in patches, in shrubby forest undergrowth.
  • Key identification features : Slender, diffuse, unarmed, shrubby climbers; branches white, smooth, terete; Leaves elliptic-ovate or cordate, obtuse, acute or mucronate, membranous, cuneate or subcordate at base; Inflorescence many-flowered umbel; Flowers purplish; Fruits berries.
  • Flower, Fruit : May
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Afghanistan, India, Pakistan
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, India, Pakistan
  • 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.: 210-211
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Smilax vaginata. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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