Fissistigma manubriatum (Hook.f. & Thomson) Merr.

 
  • Family : ANNONACEAE
    (Custard Apple Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SITAPHAL FAMILY (सीताफल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Annonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Fissistigma korthalsii (Miq.) Merr.; Fissistigma korthalsii (Miq.) Merr.; Melodorum korthalsii Miq.; Melodorum manubriatum Hook.f. & Thomson; Uvaria manubriata Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Fissistigma manubriatum (Hook.f. & Thomson) Merr.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Agar kenchon (Malay)
  • Habit : Woody climber or Shrub
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Key identification features : Densely brownish pilose; Leaves ovate-lanceolate with purple veins; Flowers terminal or leaf-opposed, dull purple; Ripe carpels subglobose, densely tomentose.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- September
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Tirap district
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Borneo, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 119
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Fissistigma manubriatum. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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