Chitraleena / Forest Aganosma
Aganosma cymosa var. cymosa
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Meghalaya
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aganosma cymosa var. cymosa
- Genus
- Aganosma
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Meghalaya
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Apocynaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Apocynaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Kannada
- Chidaralanabilu, ಚಿತ್ರಲೀನ Chitraleena
- Malayalam
- anaikaita, anakkayyerram, tsjeria-pu-pal-valli
About Chitraleena
Forest Aganosma (Aganosma cymosa var. cymosa) is a liana belonging to the Apocynaceae family (Dogbane family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite/whorled simple leaves, cymose/umbellate flower clusters, follicle pair fruit. It is typically found in dry deciduous forests.
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Chitraleena belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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