Stachyphrynium spicatum (Roxb.) Schumann

 
  • Family : MARANTACEAE
    (Arrowroot Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : TIKHOR FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Marantaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Stachyphrynium spicatum (Roxb.) K.Schum.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kattukoova (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests, Tropical semi-evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Not common. Grows as forest undergrowth.
  • Key identification features : Small annual herb; Leaves oblong, long-pointed, base rounded; Flowers on long spikes.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-August
  • Collector(s) Name : T. P. Ramamoorthy
  • Collection Nos : HFP 1785
  • Collection Locality : Kagenari, Shiradi Ghat (Hassan)
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Hassan district, Udupi district, Dakshina Kannada district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Maharashtra : Thane district
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Flora of Hassan district, Karnataka
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Stachyphrynium spicatum. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

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