Akanadi / Tapevine
Stephania japonica
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Assam, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Stephania japonica
- Genus
- Stephania
- Family
- Menispermaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen and moist deciduous forests- on waysides, on thickets, exposed slopes, fences and shola borders
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malesia, China, Formosa, Korea, Japan, Tonga Islands
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Assam, Karnataka, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Sikkim
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Menispermaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Bilateral
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Variable
Typical of the Menispermaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Nepali
- बाटुले पाती Baatule Paati, बाटुलपाते Baatulapaate, पाठा Paathaa, बाटुलीपाते
- Bengali
- আকনাদি Akanadi, Kanadi, Chhotopard, আকনাদি
- Malayalam
- Patakkilannu
About Akanadi
Tapevine (Stephania japonica) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Menispermaceae family (Moonseed Family). It is typically found in evergreen and moist deciduous forests- on waysides, on thickets, exposed slopes, fences and shola borders. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Malesia, China, Formosa, Korea, Japan, Tonga Islands. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Menispermaceae
Moonseed Family
Akanadi belongs to the Menispermaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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