Wrightia religiosa (Teijsm. & Binn.) Benth. ex Kurz

 
  • Family : APOCYNACEAE
    (Dogbane Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Echites religiosus Teijsm. & Binn.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Wrightia religiosa (Teijsm. & Binn.) Benth. ex Kurz
  • Common name : Water Jasmine, Lady's earrings, Sacred buddhist, Wild water plum, Wondrous wrightia
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Leaves elliptic, ovate, or narrowly oblong; Flowers cymes, white, nearly flat; Fruit follicles, linear, free; Seeds narrowly spindle-shaped.
  • Flower, Fruit : January- December
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Mumbai-City district
  • Native : Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of Dinesh Valke
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Wrightia religiosa. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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