Fissistigma verrucosum (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) : Melodorum verrucosum Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Fissistigma verrucosum (Hook.f. & Thomson) Merr.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Hed Vekuli (Assamese), Jyrmi-soh-ram-khlow (Khasi)
  • Habit : Woody climber
  • Habitat : Subtropical evergreen forests
  • Key identification features : A large woody climber, young shoots rusty tomentose; Flowers are solitary and pale yelow.
  • Flower, Fruit : March- September
  • Distribution :
    • Meghalaya : East Khasi Hills (Shillong) district
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Myanmar
  • Literature :
    • Deb, D.B. (1981) The Flora of Tripura State. Vol. 2. Today and Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Fissistigma verrucosum. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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