Lasia spinosa (L.) Thwaites

 
  • Family : ARACEAE
    (Arum Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : OAL FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Araceae
  • Basionym : Dracontium spinosum L.
  • Synonym(s) : Lasia aculeata Lour.; Lasia crassifolia Engl.; Lasia crassifolia f. angustisecta Engl.; Lasia crassifolia f. latisecta Engl.; Lasia desciscens Schott; Lasia hermanni Schott; Lasia heterophylla (Roxb.) Schott; Lasia jenkinsii Schott; Lasia loureiroi Schott; Lasia roxburghii Griff.; Lasia zollingeri Schott; Pothos heterophyllus Roxb.; Pothos lasia Roxb.; Pothos spinosus Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lasia spinosa (L.) Thwaites
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kanta saru (Oria)
    • Mulasari, Kanta kachoramu (Telugu)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Marshy areas under shade
  • Key identification features : Perennial, rhizomatous, suberect, spiny herbs; Stems, petioles and peduncles covered with prickles or spines; Leaves sagittate or hastate, veins yellowish, prickly beneath; Spathes greenish; limbs linear- lanceolate; Spadix scarlet; Berries obovoid.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Collector(s) Name : Ravichandran V., Navendu Page, Raja K. Swamy
  • Collection Date : 28/02/2017
  • Collection Nos : HJCB 958
  • Collection Locality : Similipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : East Godavari district, Vishakapatnam district, Vizianagaram district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district
    • Kerala : Kozhikode district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Deogarh district, Sundergarh district, Kalhandi district, Angul district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
    • 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
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 236
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lasia spinosa. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

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