Aspidopterys nutans

Aspidopterys nutans (Roxb. ex DC.) Juss., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. II, 13: 267 1840. (syn: Aspidopterys lanuginosa (Wall.) A.Juss.; Hiraea lanuginosa Wall.; Hiraea nutans Roxb. ex DC.); . Himalaya to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Climbing shrubs, up to 6 m tall; […]

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Aspidopterys canarensis

Aspidopterys canarensis Dalzell, Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 37 1851. (syn: Aspidopterys canarensis var. glomerata (Wight) Nied.; Aspidopterys glomerata Wight); , ¿ as-pid-OP-ter-iss ? — Greek: aspis (shield) and pteron (wing), alluding to the winged carpel … Hand Book Of The Indian Flora Vol I ¿ kuh-nair-EN-sis ? — of or from the […]

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Aspidopterys wallichii

Aspidopterys wallichii Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 421 1874. (Syn: Aspidopterys nutans var. wallichii (Hook.f.) Nied.; Aspidopterys wallichii var. dehradunensis R.C.Srivast.); . India: Hedges and open forests. W. tropical Himalayas ascending up to 1500 m. Punjab (Hoshiarpur), Uttar Pradesh (Dehra Dun, near Mussorie and Rishikesh) as per BSI Flora of India; . 250-1100 m; Himalaya […]

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Aspidopterys indica

Aspidopterys indica (Willd.) W.Theob., Burmah ed. 3, 2: 599 1883. (Syn: Aspidopterys roxburghiana A.Juss.; Hiraea indica (Willd.) Roxb.; Triopterys indica Willd. (Unresolved)); . India: In open areas and forest margins. In primary and secondary forests, up to 1650 m. Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu as per BSI Flora of India; […]

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Aspidopterys cordata

Aspidopterys cordata (B.Heyne ex Wall.) A.Juss., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. II, 13: 267 1840. (Syn: Aspidopterys cordata var. vermae R.C.Srivast. & N.P.Balakr.; Hiraea cordata B.Heyne ex Wall.); . ¿ as-pid-OP-ter-iss ? — Greek: aspis (shield) and pteron (wing), alluding to the winged carpel … Hand Book Of The Indian Flora Vol I kor-DAY-tuh — heart-shaped, referring to leaves … Dave’s Botanary . commonly […]

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