Stephania wightii Dunn

 
  • Family : MENISPERMACEAE
    (Moonseed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GILOY FAMILY (गिलोय फैमिली
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Menispermaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Unresolved name
  • Vernacular name :
    • Mahalikizhangu, Malathangi (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, Tropical semi-evergreen forests, especially in rock crevices
  • Flower, Fruit : April-June
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Kottayam district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Tamil Nadu : Kanyakumari district, The Nilgiri district, Tirunelveli district
  • World Distribution : Indo-Malesia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Stephania wightii. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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