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Toxocarpus kleinii Wight & Arn., Contr. Bot. India 61 1834. ;
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tox-oh-KAR-pus — Greek: toxon (a bow / archery); karpos (fruit) — translates literally to “bow-fruit” … compiled from the web
KLY-nee-eye or KLY-nee — honours Johann Gottfried Klein, a German-Danish missionary physician, naturalist, and prolific plant collector based in Tranquebar (modern-day Tharangambadi in Tamil Nadu, India) … compiled from the web . commonly known as: Indian bow-fruit vine • Nicobarese: samôk
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Twiner; branchlets puberulous. Leaves decussate, elliptic to obovate, to 8 x 4 cm, subcoriaceous, puberulous below, base obtuse, apex short-acuminate; petiole to 1.5 cm. Cymes dichasial, lax; peduncle to 3 cm, puberulous; bracts lanceolate, 3 mm; pedicel 0.5 cm. Calyx-lobes 5, ovate, 4 mm, rusty puberulous without. Corolla broad-campanulate, cream, 1 cm wide; lobes 5, oblong, 1 cm, recurved, overlapping to left in bud. Corona 1, of 5 erect, dorsally flattened segments attached to staminal column. Stamens 5; connective produced above; pollen masses 2 per cell, ascending. Style apex elongate, longer than staminal column. Follicles paired, elongate, fusiform, 15 x 1 cm; seeds oblong, 1.5 x 0.6 cm; coma silky. Flowering and fruiting: July
Moist deciduous forests and sacred groves
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)
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Anshi Ghat :: Toxocarpus kleinii :: DVFEB24/57 : 1 post by 1 author. 3 images. Anshi Ghat … Karnataka
Date: 25 MAY 2013 … Altitude: 340 – 380 m asl
Toxocarpus kleinii Wight & Arn. … (family: Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae) .
GK06: ID please, Tree from Imphal:
Toxocarpus kleinii Wight & Arn. tox-oh-KAR-pus — Greek: toxon (a bow / archery); karpos (fruit) — translates literally to “bow-fruit” … compiled from the web
KLY-nee-eye or KLY-nee — honours Johann Gottfried Klein, a German-Danish missionary physician, naturalist, and prolific plant collector based in Tranquebar (modern-day Tharangambadi in Tamil Nadu, India) … compiled from the web commonly known as: Indian bow-fruit vine • Nicobarese: samôk
known for / parts made use of: leaves, whole plant (vine & twigs) … compiled from the web botanical names: Toxocarpus kleinii Wight & Arn. … homotypic synonym: Secamone kleinii (Wight & Arn.) K.Schum. … POWO, retrieved October 13, 2026 Bibliography / etymology / notes
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
Indian bow-fruit vine
~~~~~ NICOBARESE ~~~~~
written in: Latin … spoken in: Nicobar islands … spoken by Nicobarese people … Six distinct dialects and languages are spoken in the Nicobar Archipleago
samôk
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andaman islands, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu
~~~~~ Created on: 13:50 13-10-2026 ¦ Last updated: 19:35 13-10-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/10/toxocarpus-kleinii-wight-arn.html
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Toxocarpus kleinii
Updated on October 17, 2026