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