✿Rhamnaceae · Ventilago
Bombay Lokhandi / Bombay Smythea
Ventilago bombaiensis
Also known as Bombay Ventilago
Liana
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- February-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ventilago bombaiensis
- Genus
- Ventilago
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Elliptic (widest at middle)recorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bombay Lokhandi itself; the rest are typical of the Rhamnaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Rhamnaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಬಾಂಬೆ ಹಾರುಗೆ Baambe Haaruge
- Konkani
- बॉम्बे लोखंडी Bombay Lokhandi
- Marathi
- बॉम्बे लोखंडी Bombay Lokhandi
- Malayalam
- വെമ്പാടവള്ളി Vempaatavalli
- Tamil
- பம்பாய் வெம்படம் Bombaay Vempatam
About Bombay Lokhandi
A member of the Rhamnaceae family, Bombay Smythea (Ventilago bombaiensis) is a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to April.
Botanical family
Rhamnaceae
Buckthorn Family
Bombay Lokhandi belongs to the Rhamnaceae family.
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