Olax scandens Roxb.

 
  • Family : OLACACEAE
    (Olax Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : DHENIANI FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Olacaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Unresolved name
  • Vernacular name :
    • Dheniani (Hindi)
    • Bapanamusti gida (Kannada)
    • Kadal ranchi (Tamil)
    • Kurpodur, Murikimalu (Telugu)
    • Badabana, Badalia, Boderia, Badurli, Bodobodoria, Bhad, Bhadai, Bhadobhadolia (Oria)
  • Habit : Climbing shrub
  • Habitat : Deciduous forests
  • Flower, Fruit : March-October
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district
    • Karnataka : Sandur (Ballari district), Dakshina Kannada district, Shivamogga district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Maharashtra : Ahmednagar district, Aurangabad district, Mumbai Suburban district, Chandrapur district, Nagpur district, Nanded district, Pune district, Yavatmal district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
    • Tamil Nadu : Dindigul district, Coimbatore district, The Nilgiri district, Vellore district, Tiruvannamalai district, Villipuram district, Cuddalore district, Tiruchirapalli district, Dharmapuri district, Salem district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Seoni district, Chhindwara district
    • Bihar : Bihar
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • World Distribution : Tropical Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indo-China, Thailand, Malaysia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • 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
    • Sankar,R.V., R. Kottaimuthu & K. Ravikumar (2009). Additions to the flora of Sirumalai Hills, Eastern Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 1(7): 379-381
    • J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • Cecil J. Saldanha (1996). Flora of Karnatka State vol. 2. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi.
    • N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Olax scandens. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.

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