Pan India Bouquets

Periploca calophylla (Wight) Falc.

Family : Asclepiadaceae
(Milkweed Family)
Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
Synonym(s) : Streptocaulon calophyllum Wight
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Periploca calophylla (Wight) Falc.
Common name : Pretty-Leaved Silkflower Vine
Habit : Twining shrub
Habitat : Warm broad-leaved forest, thickets, mixed woods along valleys; 900 - 2100 m. altitude
Key identification features : Leaf blade elliptic-lanceolate to oblong- elliptic, apex acuminate
Flower, Fruit : November-May
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district,Kalimpong district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam, 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: 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: 695
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Periploca calophylla. Downloaded on 27 September 2023.