Trachelospermum lucidum (D.Don) K.Schum.

 
  • Family : APOCYNACEAE
    (Dogbane Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Alstonia lucida D.Don; Blaberopus lucidus (D.Don) A.DC.; Echites triangularis Buch.-Ham. ex A.DC.; Ichnocarpus fragrans Wall. ex G.Don; Ichnocarpus inflatus Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Melodinus bodinieri H.Lév.; Trachelospermum bodinieri (H.Lév.) Woodson; Trachelospermum cathayanum C.K.Schneid.; Trachelospermum cathayanum var. tetanocarpum (C.K.Schneid.) Tsiang & P.T.Li; Trachelospermum fragrans (Wall. ex G.Don) Hook.f.; Trachelospermum longipedicellatum (Lingelsh.) Woodson; Trachelospermum lucidum var. osmastoniana S.N.Biswas; Trachelospermum tetanocarpum C.K.Schneid.; Trachelospermum wenchowense Tsiang; Trachelospermum yunnanense Tsiang & P.T.Li
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Trachelospermum lucidum (D.Don) K.Schum.
  • Common name : Shining Star Jasmine
  • Vernacular name :
    • Dudhe Laharaa, Dawaaree Laharaa, Saleekal, Lahare Vedule (Nepali)
    • Akashi-lata (Assamese)
  • Habit : Liana
  • Habitat : Temperate and subtropical forests; 300 - 2100 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Produces a rubbery latex.
  • Key identification features : Flowers white, peduncle more than 3 cm long. Stamens inserted above middle of corolla tube; tube 8-10mm long narrowed at base for 6-7mm
  • Flower, Fruit : April-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Pakistan to Taiwan
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 173
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 684
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Trachelospermum lucidum. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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