Merremia umbellata subsp. orientalis (H.Hallier.f.) Ooststr.

 
  • Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
    (Morning-Glory Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KALADANA FAMILY (कालादाना फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Convolvulaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Camonea pilosa (Houtt.) A.R.Simões & Staples
  • Common name : Yellow Merremia, Yellow Woodrose
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kolavar valli (Tamil)
    • Catukattutivva, Kappativa, Errumale (Telugu)
    • Paninoi (Oria)
    • Kolavaravalli, Koravalli, Vayara (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : All type of forests, also in the plains
  • Comments / notes : Occasional on hills above 900m on thickets.
  • Flower, Fruit : November-April
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : East Godavari district, Kambakkam Hills (Chittoor district), Visakhapatnam district
    • Karnataka : Kodagu (Coorg) district
    • Kerala : Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Thane district
    • Odisha : Cuttack district, Mayurbhanj district, Sambalpur district, Jajpur district, Koraput district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district
    • Puducherry : Puducherry
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Islands, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vie
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Islands, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, Fiji, Society Islands
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • 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
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Merremia umbellata subsp. orientalis. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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