Melodinus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr.
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Filed As
Apocynaceae
Melodinus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr. -
Collector(s)
F. Kingdon-Ward 18736, 09 Aug 1949
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Location
India. Khasi Hills, Mawphlang.
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Habitat
Found in evergreen forest in the ’Sacred Grove' of Mawphlang, which is a patch of protected forest at about 6000 ft. elevation. It is evergreen, and includes oaks, Rhododendron, Schima, Camellia, laurels, etc. Most of the Khasi plateau was once covered with this type of forest, until it was all destroyed to make charcoal for smelting iron.
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Description
Flowers white with orange corona; scent rather unpleasant. A sprawling liana with milky juice.
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Collection Notes
Flora of India and Burma.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 02651867
Occurrence ID: 6074fb7e-15f3-46ae-b4ea-0020bb910e55
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Gentianales
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Family
Apocynaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
Asia
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Country
India
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Locality
Khasi Hills, Mawphlang.
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Elevation
Alt. 1676 m. (5499 ft.)
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Distribution
2001 Del. A.J.M. Leeuwenberg,2^ Herbarium Vadense (WAG) del-:... 18736 once covered with this type of forest, until it was all destroyed to make charcoal for smelting iron. Mawphlang at 5500 ft. elev* AUGUST 9, 19U9,__________________________________________ FLORA OF INDIA AND BURMA Plants of Khasi Hills Rawulfia Flowers white with orai ge corona; scent rather unpleasant. A sprawling liana with milky juice. Found in evergreen forest in the ’Sacrdd Grove1 of Mawphlang, which is a patch of protected forest at about 6000 ft. elevation. It is evergreen, and includes oaks, Rhododendron, Schima, Camellia, laurels, etc. Most of the Khasi plateua wa Collected by F. Kingdon-Ward, No. 18 736 Distributed by The New York Botanical Garden 02651867
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Melodinus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr.