Chilocarpus atroviridis (G.Don) Blume

 
  • Family : APOCYNACEAE
    (Dogbane Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Chilocarpus denudatus Blume
  • Habit : Climbing shrub
  • Comments / notes : Not common; found growing in evergreen forests
  • Key identification features : A large climber with milky latex
  • Flower, Fruit : March-August
  • Collection Nos : HFP 1487, HFP 1539
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
  • Native : India, Malayan Peninsula
  • World Distribution : Indo-Malaysia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Flora of Hassan district, Karnataka
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Chilocarpus atroviridis. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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