Pan India Bouquets

Deeringia amaranthoides (Lam.) Merr.

Family : Amaranthaceae
(Amaranth Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GARUNDI FAMILY (गरूण्डी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Amaranthaceae
Synonym(s) : Achyranthes amaranthoides Lam.; Celosia amaranthoides (Lam.) Medik.; Celosia baccata Retz.; Cladostachys amaranthoides (Lam.) K.C.Kuan; Cladostachys frutescens D.Don; Coilosperma cordata Raf.; Deeringia baccata (Retz.) Moq.; Deeringia celosioides R.Br.; Deeringia indica Retz. ex Blume; Deeringia virgata Zipp. ex Span.; Gomphrena amaranthoides (Lam.) Roth; Phytolacca gracilis Herb. ex Moq.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Deeringia amaranthoides (Lam.) Merr.
Common name : Shrubby Deeringia
Vernacular name : Rangoli-lota (Assamese); Golamohani (Bengali); Kalalori, Latman, Wali (Hindi)
Habit : Climbing shrub
Habitat : Amongst shrubs at margins of Subtropical and Warm broad-leaved forest; 100 - 1800 m. altitude
Key identification features : Shrubs, sometimes climbing; flowers rather distant in spike-like racemes, often forming panicles; fruit a 3 - 5-seeded berry
Flower, Fruit : August-February
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Christmas I., East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Marianas, Myanmar, New Guinea, New South Wales, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Vi
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Tropical and Subtropical Asia to West Pacific
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 204; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 221
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Deeringia amaranthoides. Downloaded on 28 March 2023.

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