Plecospermum spinosum
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- February-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Plecospermum spinosum
- Genus
- Plecospermum
- Family
- Moraceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and deciduous forests also in scrub and open forests
- Distribution
- Subhimalayan tracks, India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Elliptic (widest at middle)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Plecospermum spinosum itself; the rest are typical of the Moraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Catkin
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Moraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Plecospermum spinosum
Plecospermum spinosum belongs to the Moraceae family, where it grows as a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Uttarakhand. It grows in semi-evergreen and deciduous forests also in scrub and open forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to September.
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Plecospermum spinosum belongs to the Moraceae family.
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