Katapergu / Panicled Erycibe
Erycibe paniculata
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- September-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Erycibe paniculata
- Genus
- Erycibe
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests, also in sacred groves
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Sri Lanka, India, Himalayas, Andaman Islands (India), Australia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Puducherry, Sikkim
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Elliptic (widest at middle)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Katapergu itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Katapergu itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Katapergu
- Tamil
- Unamkodi, Unankodi
- Kannada
- Ankola balli, Ankole, Krimighna
- Malayalam
- Nakkuvalli, Irimpiyathali, Erumathali
About Katapergu
Panicled Erycibe (Erycibe paniculata) is a woody climber in the Convolvulaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and 10 other states. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests, also in sacred groves. Flowering and fruiting run from September to May.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Katapergu belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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