Pan India Bouquets

Marsdenia roylei Wight

Family : Asclepiadaceae
(Milkweed Family)
Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
Synonym(s) : Pergularia roylei (Wight) D.Dietr.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Marsdenia roylei Wight
Common name : Royle's Pergularia
Vernacular name : Mariabel (Hindi); Kadahaale balli (Kannada); Dudhe lahara (Nepali); Murva (Sanskrit)
Habit : Climbing shurb
Habitat : Subtropical forests and open areas; 1200 - 2000 m. altitude
Comments / notes : The juice of the stem is used in the treatment of gastric troubles and peptic ulcers.
Key identification features : Corollas with longitudinal pilose bands within; lobes less than 2.5cm long; staminal coronal scales long and slender with tips extending above anther column
Flower, Fruit : May-August
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North-East Pakistan to Myanmar
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: 711
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 roylei. Downloaded on 2 October 2023.

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