Chloranthus elatior R.Br.

 
  • Family : CHLORANTHACEAE
    (Chloranthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SARCANDRA FAMILY (सरकण्डा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Chloranthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cryphaea erecta Buch.-Ham.; Chloranthus erectus Sweet; Chloranthus inconspicuus Blanco; Chloranthus officinalis Blume; Chloranthus salicifolius C.Presl; Chloranthus sumatranus Miq.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Chloranthus erectus (Buch.-Ham.) Wall.
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Key identification features : Undershrubs, up to 1.5 m high, glabrous; Leaves elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, finely glandular serrate; Flowers in terminal, paniculate spikes, white; Berries succulent, white.
  • Flower, Fruit : March- December
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Islands, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Islands, Philippines, Sulawesi, 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: 328-329
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Chloranthus elatior. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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