Pan India Bouquets

Marsdenia calesiana Wight

Family : Asclepiadaceae
(Milkweed Family)
Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
Synonym(s) : Pergularia calesiana Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Marsdenia calesiana Wight
Habit : Climber
Habitat : Subtropical dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles; 750 - 900 m. altitude
Key identification features : Corolla tube twice length of calyx lobes
Flower, Fruit : May-March
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : East Nepal to Sikkim
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 174; 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: 710
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Marsdenia calesiana. Downloaded on 3 June 2023.