Names of Plants in India :: Nesphostylis bracteata (Baker) D.Potter & J.J.Doyle

[Dinesh Valke]

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

• Naoroji Godrej Centre for Plant Research

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Maharashtra; endemic

• Bagane, Swati & Kattee, Amrapali & Sardesai, M. M. & Lekhak, Manoj & Yadav, Shrirang. (2014). Mitotic Chromosome Studies in Nesphostylis bracteata, an Endemic Legume from Western Ghats. Cytologia. 79. 59-62. 10.1508/cytologia.79.59.
• Hassler, Michael (2004 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 18.1; last update Nov. 18th, 2023. Last accessed 20/11/2023.

~~~~~ Last updated: 20-11-2023 ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/11/nesphostylis-bracteata-baker-dpotter.html

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Dinesh