Adenia trilobata (Roxb.) Engl.

 
  • Family : PASSIFLORACEAE
    (Passion-Flower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KRISHNA KAMAL FAMILY (कृष्णा कमल फैमिली )
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Passifloraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Modecca saponaria Blanco; Modecca trilobata Roxb.; Passiflora saponaria Blanco
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Adenia trilobata (Roxb.) Engl.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Key identification features : Large, glabrous, herbaceous, twining climbers; branches terate; Leaves palmately 3 or S lobed, membranous, cordate; Flowers white; peduncles terminating in tendrils; Fruits oblong, scarlet when ripe; Seeds reniform.
  • Flower, Fruit : August- November
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Subansiri, Tirap
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Island, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Pakistan, West Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 536
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Adenia trilobata. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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