Pan India Bouquets

Vincetoxicum hirundinaria subsp. glaucum (Wall. ex Wight) H.Hara

Family : Asclepiadaceae
(Milkweed Family)
Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
Basionym : Cynanchum glaucum Wall. ex Wight
Synonym(s) : Cynanchum cabulicum Bornm.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Vincetoxicum glaucum (Wall. ex Wight) Rech.f.
Habit : Perennial undershrub
Key identification features : Inflorescences always sessile; crowded; pedicels short, c 5mm. Inner surface of corolla lobes densely white pubescent, appearing bearded
Flower, Fruit : June-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, China, East Himalaya, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : East Iran to South Central 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: 699
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Vincetoxicum hirundinaria subsp. glaucum. Downloaded on 10 December 2023.