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Stephania wightii
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Family:
MENISPERMACEAE
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Citation: Stephania wightii (Arn.) Dunn in Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 74(21). 1915; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 7. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 44. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 62. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 51. 1990; Gangop. in B. D. Sharma et al., Fl. India 1: 338. 1993; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 52. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 37. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 24. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 49. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 13. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 18. 2000; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 68. 2002; M. Mohanan in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 190. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 107. 2009.
Cyclea wightii Arn. in Wight, Illustr. 1: 22. 1840.
Stephania rotundus sensu Hook. f. & Thoms. Fl. Ind. 197. 1855 & in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 103. 1872,p. p. non Lour., 1790.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Mahalikizhangu, Malathangi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Creeping herbs. Leaves 8 cm across, orbicular, glaucous, margins wavy or coarsely dentate; petiole 8 cm long, slender. Peduncle to 2 cm long, erect; pedicel 3 mm long; male flowers densely packed in heads,; female flowers 3 mm across, in pedunculate cymes; sepals 5, ovate acute glabrous; petals ovate, greenish yellow. Drupe 8 x 5 mm, oblique, stalked, with 4 rows of tubercles along the margins.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-June
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District(s):
Kottayam, Kozhikkode, Idukki, Malappuram, Palakkad, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, especially in rock crevices
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
500-1000
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Localities:
Peechi, Sholayar, Kallar, Chokkampetti, Damsite, Chandanathode, Pallivasal, Mundurapalai river side, Karappa, Kaikatty, Karuvarakundu, Olichuchattam, Bonaccord
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