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Patha (Species 1)

Stephania hernandifolia

Common Names


Common Names To be Updated Soon

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CLASSIFICATION


TAXON


Stephania hernandifolia

FAMILY 


Menispermaceae Juss.

ALTERNATE FAMILY


nom. cons.

GENUS 


Stephania Lour.

Taxon Note


Stephania hernandifolia is the currently updated scientific name as per ICBN (International Code of Botanical Nomenclature). The correct name may not be updated or its acceptance pending in certain databases.

Synonymous GRIN Taxon


Stephania hernandifolia is not listed in the GRIN database

Plant Description


A slender twining shrub, branches thin, striate, sparingly pilose or glabrate. Petioles 3-6.5cm long; lamina peltate, thinly papyraceous, glabrous above, paler or glaucous below, with the nerves below floccouse - puberlous, sometimes subtomentose, rarely glabrate, ovate rounded at base, acute at apex or rarely obtuse and minutely mucronulate 4-15 cm long, 4- 12.5 cm broad, compound; peduncle 1.5-5 cm long, often fuscous puberlous on the outer side, elongate - obvate, 3-4, broadly obovate, 0.7 - 0.8 mm long, synandrium 0.5 - 0.7 mm long. Female sepals 3-4, about 1mm long, 0.6 mm broad. Drupe 6 mm long, 4mm broad; condyle perforate with transverse ridges which are often spinulate on both sides, 5-6 mm long, 4-5 mm broad, condyle perforate

Flowering & Fruiting Period: July - August.

 

*Description source: Flora of Savantwadi

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