Herbarium JCB

Priva cordifolia (L.f.) Druce

Family : VERBENACEAE
(Verbena Or Vervain Family)
Family (Hindi name) : SAGVAN FAMILY (सागवान फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : VERBENACEAE
Basionym : Buchnera cordifolia L.f.
Synonym(s) : Priva leptostachya Juss.; Streptium asperum Roxb.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Priva cordifolia (L.f.) Druce
Vernacular name : Pachareni (Telugu)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Dry deciduous forests and scrub forests
Comments / notes : On hills and along river banks as an undergrowth in thickets to 1400m
Flower, Fruit : October-March
Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy
Collection Date : 12/08/2009
Collection Nos : FAP 36500
Collection Locality : Kalasamudram Forest, Anantapur district (AP)
Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Kadapa district, Anantapur district
- Karnataka : Kolar district
- Kerala : Palakkad district, Idukki district
- Tamil Nadu : Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills, Kalrayan Hills, Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Chitteri Hills, Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivaganga district), Theerthamalai Hills, Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee Hill (Villipuram district), Javadu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district)
Native : India, Sri Lanka
World Distribution : India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Priva cordifolia. Downloaded on 5 May 2024.