Cynanchum wallichii Wight

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (Milkweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cyathella wallichii (Wight) C.Y.Wu & D.Z.Li; Cynoctonum wallichii (Wight) Decne.; Vincetoxicum wallichii (Wight) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cynanchum wallichii Wight
  • Habit : Climber
  • Key identification features : Twining, shrubby climbers, glabrous; Leaves lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, base cordate, coriaceous, glossy above, glaucous beneath; Inflorescence short, spreading, umbellate cyme; Flowers greenish or pinkish purple; Corona broadest near base, straight, woody; Seeds oblong-ovate, compressed, narrowed upward.
  • Flower, Fruit : July- December
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Tirap
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 165
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cynanchum wallichii. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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