Leptadenia reticulata (Retz.) Wight & Arn.

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (Milkweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Leptadenia reticulata (Retz.) Wight & Arn.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Dori (Hindi)
    • Hali balli (Kannada)
    • Palaikeerai, Palaikkodi (Tamil)
    • Kalasa, Mukku-tu-mudu, Palateega, Gutti pala teega (Telugu)
    • Shinguti (Marathi)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Comments / notes : Occasional in plains and foothills of scrub jungles
  • Flower, Fruit : May-January
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Guntur district, Kurnool district, East Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Chittoor district, Anantapur district, Kurnool district, Kadapa district
    • Karnataka : Ballari district, Hassan district
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
    • Odisha : Nuapada district, Puri district, Khurda district, Ganjam district, Cuttack district
    • Tamil Nadu : Villipuram district, Salem district, Dharmapuri district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • World Distribution : India, Mauritius, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, India, Tropical Himalayas, Myanmar
  • 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
    • Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Leptadenia reticulata. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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