Ventilago denticulata Willd.

 
  • Family : RHAMNACEAE
    (Buckthorn Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BER FAMILY (बेर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rhamnaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ventilago calyculata Tul.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ventilago denticulata Willd.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Pittiraidhani (Hindi)
    • Errashiratalatige, Verrachictali, Suratchekka (Telugu)
    • Pitchuli, Pittoli, Pinchuli, Rainjhai, Piscogacha, Kantamali (Oria)
    • Lokhandi (Marathi)
  • Habit : Liana
  • Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Occasional in hill forests; Fairly common in mixed forests in Odisha
  • Key identification features : A large conspicuous climber. Flowers with an offensive odour
  • Flower, Fruit : September-June
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh, Raja K. Swamy, K. Sankara Rao, Navendu Page
  • Collection Date : 24/02/2016
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0491
  • Collection Locality : Chandaka WLS, Khurda district (OD)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Chalama (Kurnool district)
    • Karnataka : Kolar district
    • Kerala : Palakkad district, Idukki district
    • Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
    • Odisha : Throughout
    • Tamil Nadu : Vellore district, Coimbatore district, The Nilgiri district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Tropical Asia
  • World Distribution : India, China, Myanmar, Malesia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
    • J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • 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=Ventilago denticulata. Downloaded on 12 November 2024.

Botanical Description

Herbarium Specimen(s)

Line Drawings

Field Image(s)

Habitat

India Distribution

World Distribution

Creative Commons License
India Flora Online by Herbarium JCB is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.