Cosmostigma racemosum (Roxb.) Wight

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (Milkweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cosmostigma cordatum (Poir.) M.R.Almeida
  • Vernacular name :
    • Gharahuvoo (Kannada)
    • Perum kahamugan kodi, Karutthankanni (Tamil)
    • Adavi tamalapaaku (Telugu)
    • Vattuvalli, Vattolam (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Liana
  • Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests, Scrub, sacred groves
  • Comments / notes : Occasional on hills above 750m,along forest border and wayside by thickets
  • Flower, Fruit : April-December
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Prabalmachi
    • Odisha : Keonjhar district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tiruchirapalli district
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malesia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • 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=Cosmostigma racemosum. Downloaded on 4 December 2024.

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