Pan India Bouquets

Trachelospermum axillare Hook.f.

Family : Apocynaceae
(Dogbane Family)
Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
Synonym(s) : Melodinus chaffanjonii H.Lév.; Periploca astacus H.Lév.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Trachelospermum axillare Hook.f.
Habit : Liana
Habitat : Wet broad-leaved subtropical forest and sunny open forest; 500 - 2400 m. altitude
Comments / notes : A fine, strong fiber is obtained from the inner bark and used in making paper.
Key identification features : Flowers purple red, peduncle less than 3 cm long. Stamens inserted at base of corolla tube; inflorescence a sub-umbellate compact cyme; leaves caudate
Flower, Fruit : June-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to South China and Indo-China
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 173; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 684
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Trachelospermum axillare. Downloaded on 1 October 2023.

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