Leptopus cordifolius Decne.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Andrachne cordifolia (Decne.) Müll.Arg.; Andrachne decaisneana Baill.; Arachne cordifolia (Decne.) Pojark.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Leptopus cordifolius Decne.
  • Common name : Heart-Leaf Maiden-Bush
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bharti, Bhartoi, Bhatindu, Durlu, Karkan, Mandhiara (Hindi)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Common on rocks and cliffs and in stony soil on exposed rocky hill-sides and banks, near streamsides and in forest undergrowth; 1200 - 2100 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Small shrubs: younger parts hairy; Leaves ovate-oblong or elliptic, obtuse, sparselY puberulous beneath; Flowers in clusters; petals keeled; Capsules globose with accrescent calyx, creamy-white.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Lohit, Tirap
  • Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 216
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 363
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Leptopus cordifolius. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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