Pan India Bouquets

Tylophora himalaica 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) : Vincetoxicum himalaicum (Hook.f.) Kuntze
Vernacular name : Par-kol (Assamese)
Habit : Climbing shurb
Habitat : Climber on shrubs in subtropical areas; 900 m. altitude
Key identification features : Calyx almost glabrous; inflorescence branches glabrous; coronal scale with vertical appendage appressed to column
Flower, Fruit : June
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Indian Subcontinent
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: 728
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Tylophora himalaica. Downloaded on 28 March 2023.