- 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.
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