Monday 20 November 2023

Nesphostylis bracteata (Baker) D.Potter & J.J.Doyle

Nesphostylis bracteata (Baker) D.Potter & J.J.Doyle

¿ nes-pho-STY-lis ? -- anagram of Sphenostylis, from which this genus was segregated ... Flowers of India
brak-tee-AY-tuh -- having bracts (modified leaves directly beneath the flower) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Indian yam bean • Marathi : भेंद्री bhendri, रान पावटा raan pavata, थापटी शिंग thapati shing


botanical names: Nesphostylis bracteata (Baker) D.Potter & J.J.Doyle ... homotypic synonyms: Dolichos ghaticus Santapau & Panthaki, nom. superfl. • Sphenostylis bracteata (Baker) J.B.Gillett ... POWO, retrieved 20 Nobember 2023
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
Indian yam bean
  • name coined, for want of name; on lines of common name of Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Harms - African yam bean ... Wikipedia
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
भेंद्री bhendri, रान पावटा raan pavata
  • for Sphenostylis bracteata (Baker) J.B.Gillett ... Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers
थापटी शिंग thapati shing
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Maharashtra; endemic
~~~~~ Last updated: 20-11-2023 ~~~~~
Fabaceae Papilionaceae perennial climber "Nesphostylis bracteata" "Dolichos ghaticus" "Sphenostylis bracteata" "Indian nesphostylis"

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