Scientific Name : Petrea volubilis L.
Category : Angiosperms
Status : Alive
Habit : An extensive climber. Leaves : Opposite very rough, ovate, elliptic or oblong, acuminate, entire wavy. Inflorescence : Drooping axillary racemes. Flowers : Calyx tube cup-like, with 5 petaloid, membranous lobes, lilac or bluish in colour, persistent, star-like. Corolla salver-shaped, deep blue or purple, curved, hairy, lobes 5, broadly elliptic didynamous. Ovary 2-celled, on a disc, style filiform, stigma capitate. Fruits : With persistent calyx, hairy. Flowering and Fruiting Time : January - March Significance : Cultivated in the gardens as one of the most beautiful climbers, with long spikes of star-like blue flowers.
Specimen Information
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Common Name(s):
नीलमणि लता, Purple Wreath
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Synonym(s):
Petrea amazonica Moldenke Petrea arborea Kunth Petrea arborea var. broadwayi Moldenke Petrea aspera Turcz. Petrea fragrantissima Rusby Petrea volubilis f. pubescens (Moldenke) Moldenke
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Family:
Verbenaceae
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Botany Department (DVP College, Nimgaon Sawa) -
Created On:
28-08-2022
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Petrea volubilis L.
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