Neohymenopogon parasiticus (Wall.) Bennet

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Basionym : Hymenopogon parasiticus Wall.
  • Synonym(s) : Hymenopogon parasiticus var. longiflorus F.C.How ex W.C.Chen; Mussaenda cuneifolia D.Don
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Neohymenopogon parasiticus (Wall.) Bennet
  • Common name : Parasitic Mussaenda
  • Vernacular name :
    • Biree, Gabre kaath, Gobre Kaath , Hansaraaj, Vana Gaajaa, Van Viree (Nepali)
    • Vate-ek-sawi (Mizo)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Evergreen oak and Castanopsis forest and on trees or rocks in thickets or forests in valleys; 1200 - 2800 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Very conspicuous as an epiphytic shrub with its striking white bracts.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-July
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Nepal to China (Yunnan)
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 146
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 746-747
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Neohymenopogon parasiticus. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

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