Stilbanthus scandens Hook.f.

 
  • Family : AMARANTHACEAE
    (Amaranth Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GARUNDI FAMILY (गरूण्डी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Amaranthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Achyranthes scandens Hook.f. & Thomson ex C.B.Clarke
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Stilbanthus scandens Hook.f.
  • Habit : Climbers
  • Key identification features : Large, climbers, sometimes reaching to top of lofty trees; branches pendulous, hairy; Leaves elliptic to ovate-Ianceolate, pale green, pubescent; Flowers in pubescent paniculate spikes, white.
  • Flower, Fruit : June- December
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, 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: 305
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Stilbanthus scandens. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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