Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br. ex Schult.

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (Milkweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Gymnema alterniflorum (Lour.) Merr.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br. ex Sm.
  • Common name : Periploca of the woods, Sugar killer vine, Small Indian Ipecac, Gymnema
  • Vernacular name :
    • Gudmar, Merashingi (Hindi)
    • Madhu nashini, Kodapatre, Kadasige (Kannada)
    • Sirukurinja, Sarkarikolli, Adigam, Cherukurinja, Kannuminnayam kodi, Pasaani (Tamil)
    • Poda patri, Chinna paalateega, Putta podara, Putta bhadra (Telugu)
    • Mera-singi (Oria)
    • Chakkarakolli, Madhunaasini, Sarkarakolli (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Liana
  • Habitat : Scrub jungles and hill slopes to 800m on thickets, by shola borders
  • Comments / notes : Occasional; the leaves, if chewed, temporarily destroy the sense of sweet taste.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-March
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy
  • Collection Date : 07/09/2009
  • Collection Nos : FAP 37660
  • Collection Locality : K.K. Kottala, Kadapa district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Guntur district, Kurnool district, Prakasam district, Kadapa district,
    • Karnataka : All districts of Karnataka
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Satara district
    • Odisha : Puri district, Cuttack district, Ganjam district, Bargarh district
    • Tamil Nadu : Throughout Tamil Nadu
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Angola, Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Ken
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Angola, Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
    • 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
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • 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
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Flora of Hassan District
    • Gowda, 2004 – Flora of Sringeri
    • Seetharam et al., 2000 – Flora of Gulbarga District
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
    • 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
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Gymnema sylvestre. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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