Stephania glabra (Roxb.) Miers

 
  • Family : MENISPERMACEAE
    (Moonseed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GILOY FAMILY (गिलोय फैमिली
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Menispermaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cissampelos glabra Roxb.; Clypea glabra (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Voigt; Clypea rotunda Steud.; Menispermum roxburghii Spreng.; Stephania hexandra Miers
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Stephania rotunda Lour.
  • Common name : Hairless Tape Vine
  • Vernacular name :
    • Peer-gruj (Assamese)
    • Purha (Hindi)
    • Ayang Lei (Manipuri)
    • Hnahbialhrui (Mizo)
  • Habit : Herbaceous climbers
  • Habitat : Climbing on shrubs, often near streams, in Subtropical and Warm broad-leaved forests, 600-1600m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : The stem yields a fibre that is used to make fishing-lines.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-June
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Odisha
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, 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: 70
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 336-337
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Stephania glabra. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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