Calycopteris

Family: CombretaceaeLocal name(Telugu): Bandamurgudu, pottangi, Banda puvvu.Distribution: Found in hill side forests, Found in South east Asia and MalaysiaLarge straggling shrubs, looking elegant in bloom, Branchlets tomentose, Leaves opposite,elliptic-ovate, base obtuse or subcordate, tomentose beneath, Flowers light green in dense axillary or terminal racemes;Calyx tube 5 partite, lobes recurved, persistant, petals 0, stamens 10 in 2 whorls adnate to calyx lobes, short 5 stamens opposite and long 5 alternate to calyx lobes, ovary inferior 1 celled, ovules 3, stigma simple. Fruit one seeded. Reference: Flora of presidency of Madras by J.S Gamble, ENVIS, Flora of Nellore district By B.Suryanarayana &A.S Rao

Summary[edit] Description: English: Nilambur. Date: 23 July 2017, 19:33:47. Source: Own work. Author: Vengolis.

Summary[edit] Description: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam. Date: 20 February 2021, 15:46. Source: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam.. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location19° 09′ 19.41″ N, 73° 22′ 13.45″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 19.155391; 73.370402.

Summary[edit] Description: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam. Date: 20 February 2021, 15:45. Source: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam.. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location19° 09′ 19.91″ N, 73° 22′ 13.36″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 19.155530; 73.370377.

Summary[edit] Description: Common name: Ukshi उक्षी (Marathi) Botanical name: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam. Family: Combretaceae (rangoon creeper family) Large shrub, a climber, reaching 2-3 m high. Rusty and pubescent young branches with opposite leaves, 7-12 cm, rounded base, ovate, lanceolate, acuminate, tomentose with 1 cm petiole. Without stalk and petals, the pale green flowers with prominent sepals, bloom densely and abundantly in terminal panicles. Strongly nerved and veined, the five hairy sepals 1 cm, looks like thin thermacole wafers! 10 unequal stamens. Older flowers turn to rust colour. The sepals persist with the 8 mm oblong 5 ribbed fruit. Courtesy: Flowers of Sahyadri, a field guide to 500 flowers of North Western-ghats of India. - Authour: Shrikant Ingalhalikar Note: Identification attempted; may not be accurate. Date: 31 March 2007, 11:29. Source: Calycopteris floribunda. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location19° 23′ 15.05″ N, 73° 13′ 35.26″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 19.387514; 73.226462.

Summary[edit] Description: Combretaceae (rangoon creeper family) » Calycopteris floribunda kal-ee-koh-OP-ter-iss -- from the Greek kalyx (covering) and pteron (wing) flor-ih-BUN-duh -- free-flowering or many flowers commonly known as: paper-flower climber • Bengali: গেছো লতা gecho lata • Hindi: कोकोरे kokoray • Kannada: enjarigekubsa, marasadaboli • Konkani: उस्की uski • Malayalam: പുല്ലാനി pullani, പുല്ലാഞ്ഞി pullanji • Marathi: झाल jhaal, उक्षी ukshi • Oriya: dhonoti • Sanskrit: श्वेतधातकी shvetadhataki, सुसवी susavi • Tamil: புல்லாந்தி வல்லி pullanti valli • Telugu: మురుగుడుతీగె murugudutige References: Flowers of India • Common Indian Wild Flowers by Isaac Kehimkar • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar. Date: 2 June 2013, 09:49. Source: Calycopteris floribunda. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location19° 14′ 52.52″ N, 72° 56′ 14.51″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 19.247922; 72.937363.

Summary[edit] Description: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam. Date: 29 December 2019, 10:19. Source: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam.. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.

Summary[edit] Description: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam. Date: 21 December 2019, 08:03. Source: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam.. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.

Summary[edit] Description: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam. Date: 20 February 2021, 15:46. Source: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam.. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location19° 09′ 19.1″ N, 73° 22′ 13.59″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 19.155305; 73.370441.

Summary[edit] Description: Combretaceae (rangoon creeper family) » Calycopteris floribunda kal-ee-koh-OP-ter-iss -- from the Greek kalyx (covering) and pteron (wing) flor-ih-BUN-duh -- free-flowering or many flowers commonly known as: paper-flower climber • Bengali: গেছো লতা gecho lata • Hindi: कोकोरे kokoray • Kannada: enjarigekubsa, marasadaboli • Konkani: उस्की uski • Malayalam: പുല്ലാനി pullani, പുല്ലാഞ്ഞി pullanji • Marathi: झाल jhaal, उक्षी ukshi • Oriya: dhonoti • Sanskrit: श्वेतधातकी shvetadhataki, सुसवी susavi • Tamil: புல்லாந்தி வல்லி pullanti valli • Telugu: మురుగుడుతీగె murugudutige References: Flowers of India • Common Indian Wild Flowers by Isaac Kehimkar • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar. Date: 2 June 2013, 07:11. Source: Calycopteris floribunda. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location19° 14′ 52.88″ N, 72° 56′ 08.03″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 19.248022; 72.935563.

Summary[edit] Description: Calycopteris floribunda. Date: 5 July 2008, 12:25. Source: Calycopteris floribunda. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.

Common name: Ukshi उक्षी (Marathi) Botanical name: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam. Family: Combretaceae (rangoon creeper family) Large shrub, a climber, reaching 2-3 m high. Rusty and pubescent young branches with opposite leaves, 7-12 cm, rounded base, ovate, lanceolate, acuminate, tomentose with 1 cm petiole. Without stalk and petals, the pale green flowers with prominent sepals, bloom densely and abundantly in terminal panicles. Strongly nerved and veined, the five hairy sepals 1 cm, looks like thin thermacole wafers! 10 unequal stamens. Older flowers turn to rust colour. The sepals persist with the 8 mm oblong 5 ribbed fruit. Courtesy: Flowers of Sahyadri, a field guide to 500 flowers of North Western-ghats of India - Authour: Shrikant Ingalhalikar Note: Identification attempted; may not be accurate.

Summary[edit] Description: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam. Date: 20 February 2021, 15:45. Source: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam.. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location19° 09′ 19.76″ N, 73° 22′ 13.42″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 19.155488; 73.370394.

Summary[edit] Description: Calycopteris floribunda. Date: 9 February 2008, 12:33. Source: Calycopteris floribunda. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.

Summary[edit] Description: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam. Date: 21 December 2019, 08:05. Source: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam.. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.

Summary[edit] Description: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam. Date: 21 December 2019, 08:02. Source: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam.. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.

Summary[edit] Description: English: Nilambur. Date: 23 July 2017, 19:33:53. Source: Own work. Author: Vengolis.

Summary[edit] Description: English: Calycopteris floribunda. Date: 19 February 2011. Source: Own work. Author: Zuhairali.

Summary[edit] Description: Calycopteris floribunda. Date: 5 July 2008, 12:25. Source: Calycopteris floribunda. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.

പുല്ലാഞ്ഞി -Calycopteris floribunda

Summary[edit] Description: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam. Date: 20 February 2021, 16:10. Source: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam.. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location19° 09′ 00.21″ N, 73° 22′ 09.08″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 19.150058; 73.369188.

Summary[edit] Description: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam. Date: 20 February 2021, 16:09. Source: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam.. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location19° 08′ 59.87″ N, 73° 22′ 09.18″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 19.149963; 73.369216.

Summary[edit] Description: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam. Date: 29 December 2019, 10:19. Source: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam.. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.

Combretaceae (rangoon creeper family) » Calycopteris floribunda kal-ee-koh-OP-ter-iss -- from the Greek kalyx (covering) and pteron (wing) flor-ih-BUN-duh -- meaning, free-flowering or many flowers commonly known as: paper-flower climber • Bengali: গেছো লতা gecho lata • Hindi: कोकोरे kokoray • Kannada: enjarigekubsa, marasadaboli • Konkani: उस्की uski • Malayalam: പുല്ലാനി pullani, പുല്ലാഞ്ഞി pullanji • Marathi: झाल jhaal, उक्षी ukshi • Oriya: dhonoti • Sanskrit: श्वेतधातकी shvetadhataki, सुसवी susavi • Tamil: புல்லாந்தி வல்லி pullanti valli • Telugu: మురుగుడుతీగె murugudutige References: Flowers of India • Common Indian Wild Flowers by Isaac Kehimkar