Daphne composita (L.f.) Gilg

 
  • Family : THYMELAEACEAE
    (Mezereum Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RAMETA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Thymelaeaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Daphne composita (L.f.) Gilg; Scopolia composita L.f.; Daphne composita f. macrophylla Hochr.; Daphne composita var. montana (Blume) Hochr.; Daphne javanica Thunb.; Daphne montana (Blume) Meisn.; Daphne pendula Sm.; Daphne pendula var. concolor Meisn.; Daphne pendula var. montana (Blume) Meisn.; Eriosolena composita var. szemaoensis Y.Y.Qian; Eriosolena montana Blume; Eriosolena montana var. macrophylla Hassk.; Eriosolena montana var. minor Hassk.; Eriosolena pendula Blume ex Lecomte; Scopolia pendula (Sm.) Raf.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Eriosolena composita (L.f.) Tiegh.
  • Habit : Shrub or small tree
  • Comments / notes : Leaves are used as cordage and durable hemp.
  • Key identification features : Shrubs or small trees, up to 10m high; Leaves elliptic, oblong or lanceolate; Flowers yellow, axillary, solitary or in 10-12 flowered peduncled heads with two involucral bracts; Fruits ovoid, black or deep red.
  • Flower, Fruit : December- July
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
  • Native : Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, 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: 347-349
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Daphne composita. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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