smilacifolia

Kan.: Hottuhambu; Kh.: Mei-long-kodup,· Nep.: Halure-lahera, Pinari-lahera.

Fl. Sept. - Feb.; Fr. Jan. - March.

Distrib. India: Common in damp shaded places in subtropical evergreen forests, 500 - 2500 m. Sikkim, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Notes. Chromosome no. n = 24 (Shobha & Ramachandran in Taxon 28: 165. 1980).