Pan India Bouquets

Holostemma rheedei Wall.

Family : Asclepiadaceae
(Milkweed Family)
Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
Synonym(s) : Asclepias annularia Roxb.; Asclepias convolvulacea B.Heyne ex Decne.; Cynanchum annulare B.Heyne ex Wight; Gomphocarpus volubilis Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f.; Holostemma ada-kodien Schult.; Holostemma annularium (Roxb.) K.Schum.; Holostemma brunonianum Royle; Holostemma rheedianum Spreng.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cynanchum annularium (Roxb.) Liede & Khanum
Habit : Climber
Habitat : Hot open terai, scrub and open forested areas, 100 - 1400 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : July-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Indian Subcontinent to South 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: 704
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Holostemma rheedei. Downloaded on 1 June 2023.