Ventilago maderaspatana Gaertner

 
  • Family : RHAMNACEAE
    (Buckthorn Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BER FAMILY (बेर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rhamnaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ventilago maderaspatana Gaertn.
  • Common name : Red creeper
  • Vernacular name :
    • Pitti (Hindi)
    • Aithaala beelu (Kannada)
    • Vempadankodi, Vempadam, Pappili (Tamil)
    • Ettasurugudu, Ettashirattalativva, Surlaitige, Surudugudu (Telugu)
    • Raktapita, Pichali, Petchurimal, Sajumalo, Torida, Petchuri, Raktakhai, Pitchule (Oria)
    • Dineshvalli, Rakthavalli (Sanskrit)
    • Vembada, Marapettykody (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Liana
  • Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests, Tropical semi-evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : In scrub jungles on foothills up to 1300m.
  • Key identification features : Slender climbing shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : December-April
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Kurnool district, Kadapa district
    • Karnataka : Ballari district
    • Kerala : Wayanad district, Idukki district
    • Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
    • Odisha : Sambalpur district, Mayurbhanj district
    • Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
    • Bihar : Bihar
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Java, Malay Peninsula
  • 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
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 129
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ventilago maderaspatana. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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