Holostemma annulare (Roxb.) K.Schum.

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (Milkweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Basionym : Asclepias annularis Rox.
  • Synonym(s) : Holestemma rheedei Spreng. ex Wall
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Holostemma ada-kodien Schult.
  • Common name : Holostemma
  • Vernacular name :
    • Palaykirai (Tamil)
    • Dudipalatige, Pala-gurugu, Palatura, Palagaddalu, Palajilledu (Telugu)
    • Moran arak, Mouron arak (Oria)
    • Adamothiyan, Adakkodien, Adakotti, Adapathiyan, Padalakizhangu, Thinnampala (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Scrub and dry deciduous forests, also in plains
  • Flower, Fruit : July-January
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K.Swamy
  • Collection Date : 17/10/2009
  • Collection Nos : FAP 37659
  • Collection Locality : K.K. Kottala, Kadapa district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Throughout Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka : Ballari district, Chikkamagaluru district, Davanagare district, Hassan district, Mysuru district, Shivamogga district, Uttara Kannada district, Dakshina Kannada district, Udupi district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Odisha : Dhenkanal district, Mayurbhanj district, Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Throughout Tamil Nadu
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, Myanmar, China, Pakistan
  • 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
    • 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
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi District
    • N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • 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=Holostemma annulare. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

Botanical Description

Herbarium Specimen(s)

Line Drawings

Field Image(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

Creative Commons License
India Flora Online by Herbarium JCB is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.