Tylophora belostemma Benth.

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (Milkweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Belostemma hirsutum Wall. ex Wight; Tylophora belostemma Benth.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Belostemma hirsustum Wall. ex Wight
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Deciduous forests
  • Key identification features : Twining undershrubs, softly hirsute throughout; Leaves ovate-cordate, acuminate; Inflorescence subsessile cyme or umbel; Flowers dul purple.
  • Flower, Fruit : May- October
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Wayanad district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : China, Bhutan, India, Nepal
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 174
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Tylophora belostemma. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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