Leea macrophylla Roxb. ex Hornem.

 
  • Family : LEEACEAE
    (Leea Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KUKUR JIHWA FAMILY (कुकुर जिह्वा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Vitaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Leea angustifolia M.A.Lawson; Leea cinerea M.A.Lawson; Leea coriacea M.A.Lawson; Leea diffusa M.A.Lawson; Leea integrifolia Roxb.; Leea latifolia Wall.; Leea macrophylla Roxb.; Leea pallida Craib; Leea parallela Wall.; Leea robusta Roxb.; Leea simplicifolia Griff.; Leea talbotii King ex Talbot; Leea venkobarowii Gamble
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Leea macrophylla Roxb. ex Hornem.
  • Common name : Hathikana
  • Vernacular name :
    • Dholsamudra (Hindi)
    • Patadi, Padda paya gillaku (Telugu)
    • Hanshia dabar, Hat khan, Jibni (Oria)
    • Njallu (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Higher altitudes
  • Flower, Fruit : April-November
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Vishakapatnam district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Malappuram district, Thrissur district, Kollam district
    • Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Mayurbhanj district, Puri district, Sundergarh district, Kalhandi district, Angul district, Jagatsinghpur district, Dhenkanal district, Kendrapara district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, The Nilgiri district
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Andaman, Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Thailand, L Laos
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
    • J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • N.P. Sing & S. Karthikeyan 2000. Flora of Maharashtra vol 1.
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 132
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Leea macrophylla. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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