Porana paniculata Roxb.

 
  • Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
    (MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Convolvulaceae
  • Species : Porana paniculata
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Porana paniculata Roxb.
  • Common name : Bridal Creeper
  • Vernacular name : Safed bel, Belkamu (Hin.)
  • Habit : Liana
  • Flower, Fruit : September-January
  • Comments : Often cultivated in gardens and sometimes as an escape from cultivation, found on roadsides and forest edges.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : India, Myanmar; Cultivated in tropics
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Porana paniculata. Downloaded on 2 May 2024.

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