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Hiptage benghalensis (L.) Kurz

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Hiptage benghalensis (L.) Kurz
Hiptage benghalensis (L.) Kurz
Hiptage benghalensis (L.) Kurz
Hiptage benghalensis (L.) Kurz
Hiptage benghalensis (L.) Kurz
Hiptage benghalensis (L.) Kurz
Hiptage benghalensis (L.) Kurz
Hiptage benghalensis (L.) Kurz
Hiptage benghalensis (L.) Kurz
Hiptage benghalensis (L.) Kurz
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymBanisteria benghalensis L.
synonymBanisteria javanica Thunb.
synonymBanisteria tetraptera Sonner.
synonymBanisteria unicapsularis Lam.
synonymGaertnera indica J. F. Gmel.
synonymGaertnera laurifolia Wall.
synonymGaertnera obtusifolia Roxb.
synonymGaertnera racemosa (Cav.) Roxb.
synonymHiptage bengalensis (L.) Kuntze
synonymHiptage candicans var. angustifolia Craib
synonymHiptage javanica Bl.
synonymHiptage laurifolia A. Juss.
synonymHiptage macroptera Merrill
synonymHiptage madablota Gaertn.
synonymHiptage malaiensis Nied.
synonymHiptage obtusifolia (Roxb.) DC.
synonymHiptage parvifolia Wight & Arn.
synonymHiptage pinnata Elmer
synonymHiptage racemosa Oken
synonymHiptage sumatrana Miq.
synonymHiptage tetraptera Merrill
synonymHiptage teysmannii Arènes
synonymHiptage trialata Span.
synonymMolina racemosa Cav.
synonymPlatynema parvifolium D. Dietr.
synonymSuccowia fimbriata Dennst.
synonymTriopterys jamaicensis Blanco
🗒 Common Names
Bengali
  • মাধবীলতা Madhabilata
English
  • Clustered hiptage
  • Helicopter Flower
  • Hiptage
  • Madhavi latha
Hindi
  • Madhavi Lata माधवी लता
Kannada
  • Madhvi
Malayalam
  • Chittilakody
  • Njarambodal
  • Pongapoo
  • Seethambu
  • Sitampu
Manipuri
  • মাধবী Madhabi
Other
  • Chandravalli
  • Haladvel
  • Helicopter Flower
  • Hiptage
  • Madhalata
  • Madhavi Lata
  • Madhumalati
  • Piki Ambu
  • Seethambu
  • Sitampu
  • Vasantduti
Tamil
  • Karipakkukodi
  • Kurkatikodi
  • வசந்தகால மல்லிகை Vasantakaala Malligai
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Climber
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
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    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Large woody climbers. Leaves opposite 7-12 x 2.5-5 cm, elliptic-oblong to lanceolate, base attenuate or obtuse, apex acuminate, with a pair of glands on petioles at the base of lamina. Flowers 5-merous, bisexual, in axillary or terminal racemes; peduncles articulated with pedicels. Sepals 5, 6-7 mm long, oblong, one larger with a large gland at the base outside. Petals 5, white, 1.5-2 x 1.2-1.5 cm, clawed, reflexed, margin crisped. Stamens 10, unequal, 0.8-1.5 cm long; filaments united at base. Ovary 3-celled, 3-lobed, 4-6 mm long; style c. 1.8 cm long; stigma capitate. Fruit a 3-winged samara, one wing larger, c. 4 x 2 cm. Seeds 0.8-1 cm across, globose.
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
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    References 
      Habit: Climbing Shrub
      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Contributors 
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        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: January-November
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
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        References 
          Morphology

          Growth Form

          Tree
          Tree
          Field Tips

          New foliage coppery. Dried branches peel off in layers. Branchlets densely woolly. Petals fringed at margin.

          Flower

          In terminal or axillary racemes, white. Flowering from February-April and August-December.

          Fruit

          Samara with 3 unequal wings, golden brown. Seed 1, globose. Fruiting throughout the year.

          Leaf Apices

          Acute

          Leaf arrangement

          Opposite decussate

          Leaf Bases

          Obtuse

          Leaf Margins

          Entire

          Leaf Shapes

          Oblong

          Leaf Types

          Simple

          Habit

          A large liana.

          Keystone Foundation
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            Miscellaneous Details
            Notes: Western Ghats, Along river banks in Evergreen Forests and Semi-evergreen forestsalso in Sacred groves
            G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
            Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
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            References 
              Leaves used to roll cheroots.
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                📚 Habitat and Distribution
                General Habitat
                Along river banks in semi-evergreen and evergreen forests, also in sacred groves
                Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Very common and abundant by stream banks. Foothills to 1300m. Throughout India, Sri Lanka, parts of South east Asia.
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                    Description
                    Global Distribution

                    Indo-Malesia and China

                    Indian distribution

                    State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

                    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      Maharashtra: Kolhapur Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Coorg, Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara, Shimoga Kerala: All districts
                      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
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                        No Data
                        📚 Occurrence
                        No Data
                        📚 Uses and Management
                        Uses

                        System of Medicines Used In

                        Ayurveda
                        Ayurveda
                        Folk medicine
                        Folk medicine
                        Siddha
                        Siddha
                        Traditional chinese medicine
                        Traditional chinese medicine
                        System Of Medicines Used In

                        Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Siddha, Traditional chinese medicine

                        FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1138
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                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
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                          Medicinal
                          Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                          Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                          Contributors 
                          Status UNDER_CREATION
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                          References 
                            The bark is used in medicinal preparations.
                            Keystone Foundation
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                            Contributors 
                            Status UNDER_CREATION
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                              No Data
                              📚 Information Listing
                              References
                              1. Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B.D, 1984, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002
                              1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1138
                              1. Hiptage madablota Gaertn., Fruct. 2: 169,t.116. 1791; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 128(91). 1915.
                              2. Hiptage benghalensis (L.) Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 43: 136. 1874; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 55. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 86. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 38. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 75. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 97. 1990; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 92. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 75. 1996; R.C. Srivastava in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4:14.1997; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 48. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 43. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 50. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 40. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 125. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 104. 2005; V. Chandra. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 516. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 147. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 176. 2009.
                              3. Gaertnera racemosa Roxb., Pl. Corom. t. 18. 1795 & Fl. Ind. 2: 368. 1832.
                              4. Banisteria benghalensis L., Sp. Pl. 427. 1753.
                              Information Listing > References
                              1. Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B.D, 1984, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002
                              2. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1138
                              3. Hiptage madablota Gaertn., Fruct. 2: 169,t.116. 1791; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 128(91). 1915.
                              4. Hiptage benghalensis (L.) Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 43: 136. 1874; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 55. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 86. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 38. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 75. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 97. 1990; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 92. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 75. 1996; R.C. Srivastava in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4:14.1997; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 48. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 43. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 50. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 40. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 125. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 104. 2005; V. Chandra. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 516. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 147. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 176. 2009.
                              5. Gaertnera racemosa Roxb., Pl. Corom. t. 18. 1795 & Fl. Ind. 2: 368. 1832.
                              6. Banisteria benghalensis L., Sp. Pl. 427. 1753.

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                              📚 Meta data
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                              🐾 Taxonomy
                              RootRoot
                              KingdomPlantae
                              PhylumTracheophyta
                              ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                              OrderMalpighiales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
                              FamilyMalpighiaceae
                              GenusHiptage
                              SpeciesHiptage benghalensis (L.) Kurz
                              📊 Temporal Distribution
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