- Family : APOCYNACEAE
(Dogbane Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
- Synonym(s) : Ecdysanthera micrantha (Wall. ex G.Don) A.DC.; Echites micranthus Wall. ex G.Don; Parabarium micranthum (Wall. ex G.Don) Pierre; Chavannesia montana (M.R.Hend.) Pichon; Cudicia gyrandra Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn; Ecdysanthera annamensis Vernet; Ecdysanthera brachiata A.DC.; Ecdysanthera cambodiensis Pierre; Ecdysanthera langbiani Vernet; Ecdysanthera linearicarpa Pierre; Ecdysanthera linocarpa Pierre; Ecdysanthera multiflora King & Gamble; Ecdysanthera utilis Hayata & Kawak.; Echites brachiatus Wall.; Parabarium brachiatum (A.DC.) Pierre ex Spire; Parabarium cambodiensis (Pierre) Pierre ex Spire; Parabarium chevalieri Pit.; Parabarium diu-do Dubard & Eberh.; Parabarium diu-do var. longifolia Dubard & Eberh.; Parabarium langbiani (Vernet) Pichon; Parabarium linearicarpum (Pierre) Pichon; Parabarium linocarpum Pierre ex Spire; Parabarium multiflorum (King & Gamble) Lý; Parabarium spireanum Pierre ex Spire; Parabarium utile (Hayata & Kawak.) Lý; Parabarium utile var. kerrii Lý; Parabarium vernetii Pierre ex Spire; Urceola linearicarpa (Pierre) D.J.Middleton; Urceola montana M.R.Hend.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Urceola micrantha (Wall. ex G.Don) D.J.Middleton
- Habit : Woody climber
- Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
- Key identification features : Evergreen climbers up to 50 m tall; Leaves simple, opposite, ovate-oblong or oblong-lanceolate; margin smooth; Flowers in terminal or axillary inflorescences, bisexual; sepals 5, fused; petals 5, fused. white; stamens 5; style short, stigma cone-shaped; Fruits narrowly ovoid, green when young, brown when mature, many-seeded; seeds compressed, hairy.
- Flower, Fruit : March- December
- Distribution :
- Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Dibang valley, Kameng, Lohit, Siang
- Meghalaya : Meghalaya
- Assam : Assam
- Native : India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
- Literature :
- Navendu Page., Aparajita Datta., Bibidishananda Basu (2022). Trees of Arunachal Pradesh-a field guide, Pg: 554-555
- G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 157
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Urceola micrantha. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.
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