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Chonemorpha fragrans (Moon) Alst.

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🗒 Synonyms
synonymBeluttakaka grandieriana Pierre
synonymBeluttakaka macrophylla (G.Don) Kuntze
synonymCercocoma macrantha Teijsm. & Binn.
synonymChonemorpha blancoi Merr.
synonymChonemorpha elliptica Merr. & Rolfe
synonymChonemorpha grandieriana Pierre
synonymChonemorpha grandiflora (Roth) M.R. Almeida & S.M. Almeida
synonymChonemorpha macrophylla (Roxb.) G. Don
synonymChonemorpha macrophylla var. grandis A.DC.
synonymChonemorpha penangensis Ridl.
synonymChonemorpha rheedei Ridl.
synonymChonemorpha yersinii Vernet
synonymEchites fragrans Moon
synonymEchites grandiflora Roth
synonymEchites grandis Wall.
synonymEchites latifolius Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
synonymEchites macranthus Spreng.
synonymEchites macrophylla Roxb.
synonymEpichysianthus macrophyllus (G.Don) Voigt
synonymRhynchodia macrantha Pharm. ex Wehmer
synonymTabernaemontana elliptica Blanco
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Frangipani vine
Malayalam
  • Appuppanthadi
  • Mutthappanthadi
  • Novunni
  • Perumkurumba
Other
  • Frangipani Vine
  • Mutthappanthadi
  • Novunni
📚 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
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Woody climbers, branchlets tomentose. Leaves 20-25 x 15-22 cm, broadly elliptic or ovate-orbicular, apex shortly acuminate, base cordate, pubescent above and tomentose beneath. Flowers white, in terminal tomentose paniculate cymes; calyx 1 cm long, glabrous, glandular within; corolla fairly large, salver shaped, lobes longer than the tube; stamens included, anthers lanceolate, sagitate; disc cupular; carpels distinct, ovules many, stigma bifid. Follicles to 30 x 2 cm, subtetragonous; seeds 2 cm long, coma 4.5 cm long, white.
    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 
      Habit: Climber
      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
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: April-December
        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 
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Western Ghats, Moist Deciduous Forests
          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
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Evergreen forests and sacred groves in the plains
            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 
              Dense hilly areas, often clinging to trees.
              Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Description
                Maharashtra: Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Coorg, N. Kanara, Shimoga Kerala: Alapuzha, Idukki, Kollam, Malapuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wynad Tamil Nadu: Nilgiri
                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
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Global Distribution

                  India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Andaman and Nicobar Islands

                  Indian distribution

                  State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Alappuzha, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kannur

                  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 
                    Global Distribution

                    India: Assam, Meghalaya; Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand

                    Local Distribution

                    Barak Valley, Goalpara

                    Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                    Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      No Data
                      📚 Occurrence
                      No Data
                      📚 Uses and Management
                      Uses

                      System of Medicines Used In

                      Ayurveda
                      Ayurveda
                      Folk medicine
                      Folk medicine
                      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
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        System Of Medicines Used In

                        Ayurveda, Folk medicine

                        FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=514
                        Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=514
                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
                        Licenses CC_BY
                        References 
                          No Data
                          📚 Information Listing
                          References
                          1. Chonemorpha macrophylla (Roxb.) G. Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 76. 1837-1838; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 661. 1882; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 818(575). 1923.
                          2. Chonemorpha grandiflora (Roth) M. R. & S. M. Almeida, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 90: 427. 1993; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 279. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 242. 1998; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 519. 2009.
                          3. Echites grandiflora Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 136. 1821.
                          4. Chonemorpha fragrans (Moon) Alston, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Peradeniya) 11: 203. 1929; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 162. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 253. 1984; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 414. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 289. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 216. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 202. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 413. 1997; Ravikumar & Ved, Illustr. Field Guide 100 Red Listed Med. Pl. 84. 2000 Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 188. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 437. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 309. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 423. 2009.
                          5. Echites macrophylla Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2:13.1832.
                          6. Echites fragrans Moon, Cat. Pl. Ceylon 20.1824.
                          1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                          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=514
                          Information Listing > References
                          1. Chonemorpha macrophylla (Roxb.) G. Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 76. 1837-1838; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 661. 1882; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 818(575). 1923.
                          2. Chonemorpha grandiflora (Roth) M. R. & S. M. Almeida, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 90: 427. 1993; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 279. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 242. 1998; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 519. 2009.
                          3. Echites grandiflora Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 136. 1821.
                          4. Chonemorpha fragrans (Moon) Alston, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Peradeniya) 11: 203. 1929; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 162. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 253. 1984; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 414. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 289. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 216. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 202. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 413. 1997; Ravikumar & Ved, Illustr. Field Guide 100 Red Listed Med. Pl. 84. 2000 Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 188. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 437. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 309. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 423. 2009.
                          5. Echites macrophylla Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2:13.1832.
                          6. Echites fragrans Moon, Cat. Pl. Ceylon 20.1824.
                          7. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                          8. 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=514
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                          📚 Meta data
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                          🐾 Taxonomy
                          RootRoot
                          KingdomPlantae
                          PhylumTracheophyta
                          ClassMagnoliopsida
                          OrderGentianales
                          FamilyApocynaceae
                          GenusChonemorpha
                          SpeciesChonemorpha fragrans (Moon) Alst.
                          📊 Temporal Distribution
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