Rhynchodia wallichii (A.DC.) Benth. ex Hook.f.

 
  • Family : APOCYNACEAE
    (Dogbane Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Rhynchodia verrucosa (Blume) Woodson; Tabernaemontana verrucosa Blume; Trachelospermum verrucosa (Blume) Boerl.; Triadenia verrucosa (Blume) Miq.; Cercocoma wallichii (A.DC.) Miq.; Chonemorpha elastica Merr.; Echites ellipticus Wall. ex G.Don; Echites rhynchospermus Wall.; Echites verticalis Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Rhynchodia capusii Pierre ex Spire; Rhynchodia fragrans Pierre ex Spire; Rhynchodia pauciflora Pit.; Rhynchodia pierrei Spire; Rhynchodia pierrei var. annamensis Pit.; Rhynchodia rhynchosperma (Wall.) K.Schum.; Rhynchodia slootenii (Tsiang) Tsiang ex Bakh.f.; Rhynchodia wallichii (A.DC.) Benth. ex Hook.f.; Rhyncospermum ellipticum A.DC.; Rhyncospermum wallichii A.DC.; Trachelospermum slootenii Tsiang
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Chonemorpha verrucosa (Blume) D.J.Middleton
  • Habit : Climber
  • Key identification features : Lofty, evergreen, climbing shrubs, glabrous; Leaves opposite or in whorls of three, elliptic-ovate or oblong, cuspidate or caudate acuminate; Inflorescence loose, puberulous, dichotomous cyme; Flowers white, showy, fragrant; Follicles elongate, narrow, compressed, smooth; Seeds ovate or oblong, compressed, beak slender with deciduous silky coma.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- September
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 160
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rhynchodia wallichii. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

India Distribution

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