Disporum calcaratum D.Don

 
  • Family : LILIACEAE
    (Lily Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BACHNAG FAMILY (बचनाग फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Colchicaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Disporum calcaratum var. rubriflorum Gagnep.; Disporum hamiltonianum D.Don; Disporum jiangchengense Y.Y.Qian; Disporum latipetalum Collett & Hemsl.; Disporum pedunculatum H.Li & J.L.Huang; Disporum wallichii D.Don; Uvularia betua Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Uvularia calcarata Wall.; Uvularia hamiltoniana Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Disporum calcaratum D.Don
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : On hills above 900m. This species is reported based on the collection from Lochili, Visakhapatnam district by Lushington. The occurence of this species needs to be verified
  • Key identification features : Rootstocks creeping; Stems erect, angular, leafy; Leaves oblong-Ianceolate, acuminate; Inflorescence few-flowered umbel; Flowers white, greenish or purplish; Berries fleshy, black.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-September
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Fisher, 1928. Fl. Pres. Madr. Vol. 3. p.p. 1522
    • Pullaiah, T., 1997. Flora of Andhra Pradesh. Vol. 3
    • emonocot http://e-monocot.org/tour#classify 09-10-2015.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 198
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Disporum calcaratum. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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