Tylophora tenerrima Wight

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (Milkweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Homolostyles tenerrima Wall. ex Wight; Homostyles tenerrima Wall. ex Hook.f.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Vincetoxicum tenerrimum (Wight) Kuntze
  • Common name : Tender Himalayan Ipecac
  • Habit : Climbing shurb
  • Habitat : Climber on shrubs in moist, broad-leaved forest; 1200 - 2100 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Calyx distinctly ciliate; inflorescence branches sparsely pubescent; coronal scale with out-curved appendage
  • Flower, Fruit : May-July
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
  • Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North Pakistan to Himalaya and North India
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 174
    • 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: 728
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Tylophora tenerrima. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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