(L.)DC. [Preferred name]
Roxb. {Synonym}
Roxb. {Synonym}
L. {Synonym}
Burm.f. {Synonym}
Pers. {Orthographic variant}
Pers. {Synonym}
Pers. {Synonym}
Hosok. {Synonym}
Desv. {Synonym}
var.
Matsum. {Synonym}
(L.)DC. {Orthographic variant}
(Burm.f.)DC. {Synonym}
(L.)DC. {Orthographic variant}
VERNACULAR NAME:
Lakanikasa [2264];
Petwan [3091];
Pithvan [3026, 3030];
Setamoli [2264]
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
- Asia
-
Bhutan (N) [1914, 1947];
Cambodia (N) [1937];
China (N) [261, 3418];
Fujian [3418];
Guangdong [3418];
Guangxi [3418];
Guizhou [3418];
Hunan [3418];
Jiangxi [3418];
Yunnan [3418];
Hainan (N) [3418];
India (N) [1914, 1947, 3009, 3020, 3027, 3031, 3035, 3119, 3142, 3366, 3370, 3375, 3376];
Andhra Pradesh [3009];
Assam [3370];
Bihar [3031];
Himachal Pradesh [3366];
Karnataka [3020];
Kerala [3142];
Madhaya Pradesh [3375];
Maharashtra [3366];
Manipur [3366];
Orissa [3376];
Sikkim [1947];
Tamil Nadu [3027];
Uttar Pradesh [3035];
West Bengal [3119];
Indonesia (N) [261, 3898, 3967, 3991];
Irian Jaya (N) [261];
Jawa (N) [3898];
Kalimantan (N) [3991];
Laos (N) [1937];
Malaysia (N) [2111];
Myanmar (N) [1914];
Nepal (N) [1914, 2898, 3369];
Peninsular Malaysia (N) [2111];
Philippines (N) [3963];
Ryukyu Is (N) [2825];
Sumatera (N) [3967];
Taiwan (N) [1914, 2827, 3418];
Thailand (N) [1937];
Vietnam (N) [1937]
- Australasia
-
Australia (N) [1880];
Northern Territory [1880];
Queensland [1880];
Papua New Guinea (N) [261]
- Indian Ocean
-
Andaman Is (N) [1914];
Mauritius (I) [1915, 3052];
Nicobar Is (N) [1914, 3366]
- Pacific Ocean
-
Bismarck Archipelago (N) [261];
Fiji (N) [1940, 2264];
Niue (I) [1940, 2266];
Samoa-JML (N) [1940];
Tonga (I) [1940]
LITERATURE POINTERS:
Description [261, 1919, 1937, 1940, 1947, 2111, 2825, 3026, 3386, 3418, 3898]
; Illustration [1919, 1929, 1940, 3593]
DESCRIPTORS:
Climbing: Not climbing
; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS
; Habit: Herb, Shrub
; Lifespan: Perennial
; Source(s): 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1992 (Phytochem.) Southon I & Bowes I, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1996 (Japan) Ohashi H, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2
USES:
Environmental [2828, 3030];
Food and Drink [3030];
Forage [2828];
Medicine [1937, 2828, 3030, 3034]
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