Pan India Bouquets

Toxocarpus himalensis Falc. ex Hook.f.

Family : Asclepiadaceae
(Milkweed Family)
Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Toxocarpus himalensis Falc. ex Hook.f.
Habit : Liana
Habitat : Montane forests, bushland along valleys; 500 - 3000 m. altitude
Key identification features : Corolla lobes more than 5mm long, linear
Flower, Fruit : April-December
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to China (Yunnan to Guangdong)
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: 696
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Toxocarpus himalensis. Downloaded on 6 June 2023.