Pan India Bouquets

Dactyliandra welwitschii Hook.f.

Family : CUCURBITACEAE
(Gourd Or Melon Family)
Family (Hindi name) : KHARBOOZA FAMILY (खरबूजा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : CUCURBITACEAE
Synonym(s) : Blastania luederitziana Cogn. ex Schinz; Ctenolepis welwitschii (Hook.f.) Jafri; Dactyliandra luederitziana (Cogn.) Cogn.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dactyliandra welwitschii Hook.f.
Vernacular name : Ankphu-Tamani (Gujarati)
Habit : Climbing herb
Habitat : Sandy thickets
Comments / notes : A very curious plant, resembling some Trochomerias and Ctenolepis in habit and the stipuliform bracts.
Flower, Fruit : August-November
Distribution :
- Gujarat : Kachchh district
Native : Angola, Namibia
Exotic/Native : Exotic
World Distribution : Angola, Namibia, India, Pakistan
Literature : Shah G. L. (1978). Flora of Gujarat State Part 1. University Press Sardar Patel University: 324
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Dactyliandra welwitschii. Downloaded on 7 December 2023.