Aristolochia indica L.

 
  • Family : ARISTOLOCHIACEAE
    (Birthwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ISHARMUL FAMILY (ईशरमूल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Aristolochiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Aristolochia indica var. lanceolata (Wight) Duch.; Aristolochia indica var. magna Benth.; Aristolochia indica var. oxyphylla Duch.; Aristolochia lanceolata Wight; Aristolochia maysorensis Fisch. ex Duch.; Aristolochia pandurata Wall. ex Duch.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aristolochia indica L.
  • Common name : Indian Birthwort
  • Vernacular name :
    • Esharmul (Hindi)
    • Eshwariballi (Kannada)
    • Perumarunthukodi, Urikkachedi, Thazhaisuruli kodi, Kozhikkundu (Tamil)
    • Eshwari (Sanskrit)
    • Eshwaramulla, Garudakodi, Iswaramooli, Kadalivegam, Karalakam, Karandavalli, Kudukkamooli, Urithoongi, Urikizhangu (Malayalam)
    • Panairi, Panari, Gopakanna, Iswarmula, Oyidi, Bal-bolena (Oria)
    • Nagasara, Iswariveru (Telugu)
    • Eswar mul (Hindi)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests, Scrub
  • Comments / notes : Often on plains from the coast, on thickets in scrub jungles, on wayside, by river banks. Common in Peninsular India
  • Flower, Fruit : July-February
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh, Raja K.Swamy; C.J. Saldanha, S.R. Ramesh
  • Collection Date : 26/11/2014
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-151; KFP 2503
  • Collection Locality : Tirumala Hills, Chittoor district (AP); BR Hills, Chamarajanagar district (KA)
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Chikkaballapur (Nandidurg)
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Lakshadweep : Androth Islands
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Malesia
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Malesia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • 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
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • C., Sudhakar Reddy & Roy, Parth. (2011). Plant Diversity of Lakshadweep Islands.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 319
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Aristolochia indica. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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