Pisonia mitis L.

 
  • Family : NYCTAGINACEAE
    (Four-O'clock Famil)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BOOGANBEL FAMILY (बूगनबेल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Nyctaginaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pisonia mitis L.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Velati, Salet (Gujarati)
  • Habit : Scandent shrub
  • Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests and rocky slopes
  • Flower, Fruit : December-April
  • Distribution :
    • Gujarat : Saurashtra - Kutch district
  • Native : Tropical & Subtropical America, Ethiopia to KwaZulu-Natal and Pacific
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Tropical & Subtropical America, Ethiopia to KwaZulu-Natal and Pacific, Bangladesh, Benin, Cape Verde, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sudan, Trinidad-Tobago
  • Literature :
    • Shah G. L. (1978). Flora of Gujarat State Part 1. University Press Sardar Patel University: 585
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pisonia mitis. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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