Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Vincetoxicum hirsutum (Wall.) Kuntze
Common name : Hairy Ipecac
Habit : Climbing shurb
Habitat : Terai forest; 200 - 1000 m. altitude
Key identification features : Flowers yellow to yellow-brown; usually 1-2 umbels per inflorescence; leaves usually more than 5cm long
Flower, Fruit : April-September
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Indian Subcontinent to Taiwan and Peninsula Malaysia, West Jawa
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