| |
Celastrus paniculatus
|
| |
|
| |
Family:
CELASTRACEAE
|
| |
Citation: Celastrus paniculatus Willd., Sp. Pl. 1: 1125. 1797; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 617. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 208(150). 1918; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 115. 1984; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 117. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 67. 1995; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 95. 1988; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 105. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 65. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 142. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 67. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 66. 1999; K. Ramam. in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 87. 2000; Ravikumar & Ved, Illustr. Field Guide 100 Red Listed Med. Pl. 81. 2000 Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 64. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 125. 2005; K. Ramam. & P. Venu in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 700. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 220. 2009.
|
| |
Malayalam Name(s):
Cherupunna, Jyothishmathi, Killithinipanji, Paluzhavam, Valuzhavam
|
| |
Tamil name(s):
|
| |
English name(s):
Black oil plant, Climbing staff plant, Intellect plant
|
| |
Description:
Climbing shrubs; stem lenticellate. Leaves simple, alternate, 7-12 x 4-7 cm, broadly ovate, apex abruptly acuminate, base ronded or acute, crenulate; petiole 6 mm long. Panicle to 15 x 8 cm, terminal, axillary, oblong; pedicel 6 mm long; flowers many, 6 mm across. Sepals 5, small, imbricate, ciliate. Petals 2.5 x 2 mm, white, ovate, obtuse. Stamens 5, erect, anthers sagitate at base. Ovary 3-celled, cell 2-ovuled, stigma 3, recurved. Capsule to 1 cm across, loculicidal, yellow; seeds 3, aril reddish.
|
| |
Habit:
Climber
|
| |
Flowering & Fruiting:
December-May
|
| |
District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kozhikkode
|
| |
Medicinal:
Yes
|
| |
Habitat:
Moist deciduous and semi evergreen forests
|
| |
Distribution:
South Asia and Australia
|
| |
Aquatic:
No
|
| |
Epiphyte(s):
No
|
| |
Saprophyte:
No
|
| |
Stem parasite:
No
|
| |
Root parasite:
No
|
| |
Flower colour(s):
White
|
| |
Weed:
No
|
| |
Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
|
| |
Exotic:
No
|
| |
Garden:
No
|
| |
Edible:
No
|
| |
Vegetable:
No
|
| |
Endemic to:
|
| |
IUCN status:
|
| |
Altitude:
-1300
|
| |
Localities:
Peechi, Kallar, Olikkudy, Kalvarimala, Vengoli, Walayar, Chindaki forest, Moozhiar, Appuppanthode, Chandanathode, on way to Kannoth, Anachal - way to Vellathuval, Mukkali forests, Nellikuth, Kulathupuzha
|