Erycibe paniculata Roxb.

 
  • Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
    (Morning-Glory Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KALADANA FAMILY (कालादाना फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Convolvulaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Catonia elliptica Vahl; Catonia glauca Vahl; Erimatalia rheedii Schult.; Erycibe albiflora Hallier f.; Erycibe wightiana J.Graham
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Erycibe paniculata Roxb.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Unamkodi (Tamil)
    • Putta palatige (Telugu)
    • Bodolombomano, Chain katho, Jorai Kuli, Kari, Durkuri, Kata pergu, Joda Koli (Oria)
    • Erumathali, Irimpitathali, Irumbithali, Nakkuvalli, vadayara (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Liana
  • Habitat : Tropical semi-evergreen forests, also in sacred groves
  • Comments / notes : Frequent in dry deciduous forests, along stream banks and Ghats.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-May
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Chittoor district
    • Karnataka : Hassan district, Chikkamagaluru district, Davanagare district, Udupi district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Dakshina Kannada district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Sambalpur district, Mayurbhanj district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : North and Middle Andaman,South Andaman,Ritchie\'s Archipelago taluk (Havelock Island)
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka
  • 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
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
    • Gowda, 2004 -Flora of Sringeri
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg District
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi District
    • Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere District
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 212
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Erycibe paniculata. Downloaded on 13 February 2025.

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