Antitaxis calocarpa Kurz

 
  • Family : MENISPERMACEAE
    (Moonseed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GILOY FAMILY (गिलोय फैमिली
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Menispermaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Antitaxis fasciculata Miers; Antitaxis lucida Miers; Antitaxis nodiflora (Pierre) Gagnep.; Cocculus lucidus Teijsm. & Binn.; Pycnarrhena calocarpa (Kurz) Diels; Pycnarrhena fasciculata (Miers) Diels; Telotia nodiflora Pierre
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pycnarrhena lucida (Teijsm. & Binn.) Miq.
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Evergreen inland forests.
  • Key identification features : An evergreen woody climber. Leaven broad, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous, Flowers small, on slender pedicels; sepals and stamens 8; petals 2. Drupe 0.75 in. long, scarlet.
  • Flower, Fruit : April
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : South Andaman
  • Native : Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Cambodia, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Nicobar Is., Sumatera, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 80
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Antitaxis calocarpa. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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