Boucerosia diffusa Wight

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (Milkweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Basionym : Ceropegia diffusa (Wight) Bruyns; Desmidorchis diffusa (Wight) Kuntze
  • Synonym(s) : Caralluma diffusa (Wight) N.E.Br.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Boucerosia diffusa Wight
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests
  • Flower, Fruit : April-September
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : Javadu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district), Coimbatore district, Kanyakumari district
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Boucerosia diffusa. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

Botanical Description

Habitat

India Distribution

World Distribution

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