Biology:Leea indica

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Short description: Species of shrub

Leea indica
Foliage and immature fruit
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Leea
Species:
L. indica
Binomial name
Leea indica
(Burm.f.) Merr.[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Staphylea indica Burm.f.
  • Aquilicia sambucina L.
  • Leea sambucina Willd.
  • Aquilicia ottilis Gaertn.
  • Leea ottilis DC.
  • Leea sambucina var. occidentalis C.B.Clarke
  • Otillis zeylanica Gaertn.

Leea indica is a large shrub in the family Vitaceae which may grow up to 5 m (16 ft) tall. It is common in undergrowth of secondary and disturbed evergreen forests in Indomalaya, Indochina, and throughout in the Western Ghats of India.[3] Plants growing in Malesia, New Guinea, Australia and southwestern Pacific islands were previously identified as this species but are now considered to be the separate species Leea nova-guineensis.[4]

In religion

In India, stem of this plant is used in post-funeral rituals of Hindus.[citation needed]

References

  1. ↑ Ye, J. (2019). "Leea indica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T147620596A147620598. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T147620596A147620598.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/147620596/147620598. Retrieved 6 November 2022. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Leea indica (Burm.f.) Merr.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:870443-1. 
  3. ↑ "Leea indica - LEEACEAE". http://www.biotik.org/india/species/l/leeaindi/leeaindi_en.html. 
  4. ↑ "Leea novoguineensis". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Leea_novoguineensis.htm. 


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