Smilax lanceifolia Roxb.

 
  • Family : SMILACACEAE
    (Greenbrier Or Catbrier Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KUMARIKA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Smilacaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Smilax lanceifolia Roxb.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Ramadantuni (Oria)
    • Chopchini (Hindi)
  • Habit : Climbing shrub
  • Habitat : Degraded forest areas
  • Key identification features : Climbing shrubs; Leaves orbicular, oblong or lanceolate; Flowers 6mm in diameter
  • Flower, Fruit : January-November
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Palakkad district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district
    • Sikkim : Yoksum, Burmiok, Rishi-Rinchinpong, Rhenok
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Lohit, Siang, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Hajra, P. K., & Verma, D. M. (1996). Flora of Sikkim Vol. 1 (Monocotyledons). Botanical Survey of India. Pg.: 164
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Smilax lanceifolia. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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