Pericampylus aduncus Miers

 
  • Family : MENISPERMACEAE
    (Moonseed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GILOY FAMILY (गिलोय फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Menispermaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cebatha diffusa (Miers) Kuntze; Clypea tomentosa Blume; Cocculus cinereus Zoll. & Moritzi; Cocculus corymbosus Blume; Cocculus glaucus (Lam.) DC.; Cocculus incanus Colebr.; Cocculus lanuginosus Blume; Cocculus umbelliflorus Blume ex Diels; Coscinium colaniae Gagnep.; Cyclea villosum Miers; Menispermum corymbosum (Blume) Spreng.; Menispermum glaucum Lam.; Menispermum lanuginosum (Blume) Spreng.; Menispermum villosum Roxb.; Pericampylus aduncus Miers; Cebatha diffusa (Miers) Kuntze; Clypea tomentosa Blume; Cocculus cinereus Zoll. & Moritzi; Cocculus corymbosus Blume; Cocculus glaucus (Lam.) DC.; Cocculus incanus Colebr.; Cocculus lanuginosus Blume; Cocculus umbelliflorus Blume ex Diels; Coscinium colaniae Gagnep.; Cyclea villosum Miers; Menispermum corymbosum (Blume) Spreng.; Menispermum glaucum Lam.; Menispermum lanuginosum (Blume) Spreng.; Menispermum villosum Roxb.; Pericampylus aduncus Miers; Pericampylus assamicus Miers; Pericampylus formosanus Diels; Pericampylus heterophyllus (Lour.) Diels; Pericampylus incanus (Colebr.) Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson; Pericampylus lanuginosus (Blume) Miq.; Pericampylus omeiensis W.Y.Lien; Pericampylus trinervatus Yamam.; Pselium ambiguum Miers; Pselium heterophyllum Lour.; Stephania rotundata Miq. Stephania tomentosa (Blume) Spreng.; Tinospora glauca Miers; Tristichocalyx diffusa Miers
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pericampylus glaucus (Lam.) Merr.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Goria-Ioti (Asm.)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Comments / notes : The stem is used as rope which is very strong and durable.
  • Key identification features : Climber, 6-8 m tall; Leaves ovate, cordata; Flowers small, pale green; Drupe subglobose, red, echinate.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- October
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang district, West Kameng district, East Kameng district, Subansiri district, Tirap district
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, 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=Pericampylus aduncus. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

India Distribution

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