- 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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