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Tylophora tetrapetala var. tetrapetala
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Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
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Citation: Tylophora tetrapetala (Dennst.) Suresh in Nicolson et al., An Interpr. Hort. Malab. 64. 1988, var. tetrapetala; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 294. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 197. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 453. 2002; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 444. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 537. 2009.
Asclepias tetrapetala Dennst., Schuss. Hort. Malab. 14, 18, 35. 1818.
Tylophora tenuis Blume, Bijdr. 1062. 1826; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 42. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 843(592). 1923; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 286. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 293. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 300. 1994.
Tylophora carnosa Wall. ex Wight, Contrib. 49. 1834.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Nanjaippan, Parparam
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Twiners. Leaves 4-6 x 1.5 cm, linear-oblong or oblong-lanceolate, apex acute, apiculate, base acute or rounded; petiole ca. 5 mm long. Cymes umbellate, lax, dichasially branched; calyx lobes ovate-acute, 5 mm long; corolla 4 mm across, purplish-brown; corona of 5 fleshy scales, adnate to the base of the staminal column; anthers with membranous appendage; carpels free.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
May-June
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District(s):
Palakkad, Thrissur, Alappuzha, Kollam, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad, Idukki
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Scrub jungles and bushes, and mangrove forests
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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):
Creamy, Purple, Brown
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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:
200-800
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Localities:
Peechi, Padippara, Kanthaloor forests, Neymakkadu, Ponmudi, Kuruva Island, Charpa, Manantody, Dhoni R. F., Veli, Thrikkunnapuzha, Cherthala, Attayar
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