Porana racemosa Roxb.
Porana racemosa Roxb.
Porana racemosa Roxb.
Porana racemosa Roxb.
Porana racemosa Roxb.
MC041 : Porana racemosa Roxb.
| Plant Category | : | Climbers |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | - |
| Synonym | : | Porana malabarica C.B.Cl.;
Poranopsis paniculata (Roxb.);
Porana cordifolia;
Dinetus racemosus;
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| Plant Common Name | : | Malabar Snow Creeper; Bhowari; Turopatai-kuntal; Snow Creeper, papre lahara, |
| Plant Family | : | Convolvulaceae |
| Description | : | A spreading climber. Flowers small white. Capsules enclosed by a persistent Calyx. Surprisingly rarely seen is this most attractive, lofty climber with white flowers, borne in long slender branched clusters resembling dazzling pathches of snow in the jungle. Flowers are small, about 0.8-1.3 cm long, with somewhat rounded petals forming half the flower length. Petals are up to 1.2 cm long, spreading. Sepals are oblong, hairy, 2 mm, enlarging and papery in fruit up to 1.2 cm. Leaves are heart-shaped, pointed, 3-8 cm long. Slender leaf-stalks are 1-8 cm. Bracts are heart-shaped, stem-clasping. Snow Creeper is found in the Himalayas, from Kashmir to Bhutan, China and SE Asia, at altitudes of 100-2400 m. Flowering: August-October. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Vairat |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Londhe, A.N., Watve, A.V. & Ansari, M.Y. 2002. “Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve”. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 26: 385 to 395 |
| Reference | : | ~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
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| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Solanales |
| Family | : Convolvulaceae - Morning-glory family |
| Genus | : Porana |
| Species | : Porana racemosa Roxb. |