Pan India Bouquets

Stephania elegans Hook.f. & Thomson

Family : Menispermaceae
(Moonseed Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GILOY FAMILY (गिलोय फैमिली
Family (as per The APG System III) : Menispermaceae
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Stephania elegans Hook.f. & Thomson
Common name : Elegant Tape Vine
Vernacular name : Taro Laharaa (Nepali)
Habit : Twining herb
Habitat : Warm broad-leaved forests, 1220-2100m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : July
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 70; 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: 337
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Stephania elegans. Downloaded on 28 March 2023.