Parabaena sagittata Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson

 
  • Family : MENISPERMACEAE
    (Moonseed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GILOY FAMILY (गिलोय फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Menispermaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Parabaena ferruginea Miers; Parabaena heterophylla Miers; Parabaena oleracea Miers; Parabaena racemosa Gagnep.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Parabaena sagittata Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Key identification features : Climber with milky juice; Leaves ovate-cordate or sagittate; Flowers in axillary or supra axillary, solitary or few to many flowered cymes, dull white; Drupes globose, saffron coloured when ripe.
  • Flower, Fruit : May- November
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang district
    • Assam : Assam
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, China, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 132
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Parabaena sagittata. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

Botanical Description

Herbarium Specimen(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

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