Stephania glabra (Roxb.) Miers

 
  • Family : MENISPERMACEAE
    (Moonseed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GILOY FAMILY (गिलोय फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Menispermaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cissampelos glabra Roxb.; Clypea glabra (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Voigt; Clypea rotunda Steud.; Menispermum japonicum Roxb. ex DC.; Menispermum roxburghii Spreng.; Stephania glabra (Roxb.) Miers; Stephania hexandra Miers
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Stephania rotunda Lour.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Paer-gruj (Asm.)
  • Habit : Twiner
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Key identification features : Twiners up to S m tall; Leaves broadly ovate or suborbicular, often re-pand; Flowers 4-5 mm across, yellow; Drupes pisiform.
  • Flower, Fruit : October- January
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : West Kameng district, East Kameng district, Siang district
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, 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 : 134
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Stephania glabra. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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