Homalomena pendula (Blume) Bakh.f.

 
  • Family : ARACEAE
    (Arum Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : OAL FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Araceae
  • Synonym(s) : Caladium pendulum Blume; Arum purpureum Thunb.; Homalomena alba Hassk.; Homalomena bancana Alderw.; Homalomena coerulescens Jungh. ex Miq.; Homalomena cordata Zoll.; Homalomena discolor Alderw.; Homalomena gigantea Engl.; Homalomena purpurea (Thunb.) Backer, Bakh.f. & Steenis; Homalomena rosea Alderw.; Homalomena rubra Hassk.; Zantedeschia alba K.Koch
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Homalomena pendula (Blume) Bakh.f.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Monoecious, rhizomatous herbs; Rhizomes stout; Leaves peltate, broadly-ovate, red tinged along margins; Spathes convolute, red; Spadix with long stipe; male zone white; female zone reddish.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-October
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 235-236
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Homalomena pendula. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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