*Nesphostylis bracteata* (Baker) D.Potter & J.J.Doyle [image: Nesphostylis bracteata (Baker) D.Potter & J.J.Doyle]
¿ *nes-pho-STY-lis* ? -- anagram of *Sphenostylis*, from which this genus was segregated ... Flowers of India <http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Nesphostylis.html> *brak-tee-AY-tuh* -- having bracts (modified leaves directly beneath the flower) ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=bracteata> *commonly known as*: Indian yam bean • *Marathi *: भेंद्री bhendri, रान पावटा raan pavata, थापटी शिंग thapati shing *botanical names*: *Nesphostylis bracteata* (Baker) D.Potter & J.J.Doyle ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Dolichos ghaticus* Santapau & Panthaki, nom. superfl. • *Sphenostylis bracteata* (Baker) J.B.Gillett ... POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 20 Nobember 2023 Bibliography / etymology Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India *Indian yam bean* - name coined, for want of name; on lines of common name of *Sphenostylis stenocarpa* (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Harms - African yam bean ... Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphenostylis_stenocarpa> ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *भेंद्री bhendri, रान पावटा raan pavata* - for *Sphenostylis bracteata* (Baker) J.B.Gillett ... *Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers *थापटी शिंग thapati shing* - Naoroji Godrej Centre for Plant Research <https://ngcpr.org/link-files/Endemic%20plant%20species%20pdf/Nesphostylis%20bracteata.pdf> ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Maharashtra; endemic - Bagane, Swati & Kattee, Amrapali & Sardesai, M. M. & Lekhak, Manoj & Yadav, Shrirang. (2014). Mitotic Chromosome Studies in *Nesphostylis bracteata*, an Endemic Legume from Western Ghats. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264935896_Mitotic_Chromosome_Studies_in_Nesphostylis_bracteata_an_Endemic_Legume_from_Western_Ghats> Cytologia. 79. 59-62. 10.1508/cytologia.79.59. - Hassler, Michael (2004 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> Version 18.1; last update Nov. 18th, 2023. Last accessed 20/11/2023. ~~~~~ Last updated: 20-11-2023 ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/11/nesphostylis-bracteata-baker-dpotter.html Regards. Dinesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC3e2uToWQLY%2BoU1hTWZBoTbSBMf3patAZ_W7aNcZf5Vmw%40mail.gmail.com.
