Phrynium capitatum Willd.

 
  • Family : MARANTACEAE
    (Arrowroot Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : TIKHOR FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Marantaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Phyllodes pubinervis (Blume) Kuntze; Phrynium densiflorum Moritzi ex Körn.; Phrynium laoticum Gagnep.; Phrynium malaccense Ridl.; Phrynium ovatum (L.) Druce; Phrynium philippinense Ridl.; Phrynium pubigerum Blume; Phrynium rheedei Suresh & Nicolson; Phrynium thorelii Gagnep.; Phyllodes capitata Kuntze; Phyllodes pubigera (Blume) Kuntze; Narukila ovata (L.) Farw.; Pontederia ovata L.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Phrynium pubinerve Blume
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical semi-evergreen forests, Myristica swamp forests
  • Key identification features : Rhizomatous herbs; Leaves oblong or ovate- oblong, cuspidate at apex; Spikes globose on upper half of petioles; peduncles hairy; bracts red, inner one with obtuse, scarious tip; Flowers purplish red; Capsules ellipsoid, woody.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-July
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district
    • Kerala : Malappuram district, Idukki district, Kottayam district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district
    • Maharashtra : Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district, Palghar district, Thane district, Raigad district, Ratnagiri district, Sindhudurg district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Lohit, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state – Monocotyledons
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 183-184
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Phrynium capitatum. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

Habitat

India Distribution

World Distribution

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