Leptopus cordifolius Decne., Voy. Inde 4: 155 1844. (syn: Andrachne cordifolia (Decne.) Müll.Arg.; Andrachne decaisneana Baill.; Arachne cordifolia (Decne.) Pojark.; Phyllanthus cordifolius Wall. ex Decne. [Invalid]); A small shrub with slender branches; leaves alternate, long petiolate, ovate oblong, 2-6 cm long, upper surface glabrous, lower thinly hairy; flowers 4-6 mm across, pale green on long pedicels; male in clusters of 2-6, female solitary; male flower with calyx 5-parted, petals 5, disc 10-toothed, stamens 5 surrounding rudimentary ovary; female flower with calyx as in male enlarging in fruit, petals minute reduced to glands, disc as flesh rim around base of ovary; styles 3, each deeply divided into 2; capsule globose 5-6 mm across, 6-valved, 6-seeded.
Leptopus cordifolius from Kudi J & K and Mussoorie Chakrata Road near Baratkhai: Leptopus cordifolius Decne., Voy. Inde 4: 155, 1844 Andrachne cordifolia (Decne.) Müll.Arg.; Andrachne decaisneana Baill.; Arachne cordifolia (Decne.) Pojark. Family Phyllanthaceae A small shrub with slender branches; leaves alternate, long petiolate, ovate oblong, 2-6 cm long, upper surface glabrous, lower thinly hairy; flowers 4-6 mm across, pale green on long pedicels; male in clusters of 2-6, female solitary; male flower with calyx 5-parted, petals 5, disc 10-toothed, stamens 5 surrounding rudimentary ovary; female flower with calyx as in male enlarging in fruit, petals minute reduced to glands, disc as flesh rim around base of ovary; styles 3, each deeply divided into 2; capsule globose 5-6 mm across, 6-valved, 6-seeded. Photographed from Kud J & K on 22 August and Mussoorie Chakrata Road near Baratkhai on 16 September Yes Sir, Andrachne cordifolia, I have found this plant from Morni Hills also. Here I am uploading mine pics from the same site, Chakrata-Bairatkhai road. Here are mine but from near Tiger Fall. Pls validate
This is only the second flower I have seen as green (one is hirwa Sonchapha).
Location Kalatope Altitude 2100 mts Habit herb Habitat wild Plant height 2-3 feet flower dia 3mm approx Could this be species of Sauropus ? I think Breynia! I have also photographed this plant in Jammu and Kashmir. Both these genera I fear are not reported from Temperate Western Himalayas. I have kept it tentatively as perhaps some species of Phyllanthus. I think we finally got it as Andrachne cordifolia Myself, ... and ... posted it from Chakrata Trip I also posted it from J & K Just to set the record straight, the accepted name now is Leptopus cordifolius Decne. syn: Andrachne cordifolia (Decne.) Müll.Arg. VOF Week: Leptopus cordifolius ??? along Govindghat-Ghangaria trail: Seen this shrub along Govindghat-Ghangaria Trail. Could this be Leptopus cordifolius ?? (Family: Phyllanthaceae). Date/Time: 07-08-2012 / 10:15AM Habitat:Wild Yes ... We photographed it last year from Chakrata and J& K
VoF Week :: DV :: 01 AUG 12 - 1052 :: Phyllanthus ¿ species ? along Govind Ghat - Ghangaria trail: 1 AUG 12 Govind Ghat - Ghangaria trail ... about 6900 ft Habitat: mountain slope Habit: shrub, about 2 - 3 m high; many branched, slender branches with male and female flowers. Andrachne cordifolia (Syn. Leptopus cordifolius) in my opinion.... Yes indeed ... Checked in eFI database. Yes Leptopus cordifolius, already uploaded by ... from this trip. efi thread True ..., it just could not have escaped my attention - spotted it twice or thrice, and again while returning.
Euphorbiaceae Fortnight: Andrachne cordifolia from Chakrata-GS-4 : Attachments (4). 5 posts by 4 authors. Andrachne cordifolia (Wall. ex Decne.) Muell. Avg. in DC., Prodr. 15(2): 234. 1866 Small shrub with 2-5 cm long elliptic-ovate to triangular-ovate leaves on up to 4 cm long petioles with minute stipules; male flowers in few-flowered fascicles with 2.5-3 mm long sepals, rounded at apex, connate at base, petals 2 mm long, obovate-spathulate, yellow; female flowers solitary or with one male flower, pedicel 2-3 cm long, sepals enlarging to 4 mm in fruit, petals minute; fruit roundly trilobate, 3-5 mm long, 6-7 mm diam., smooth, glabrous. Photographed from Mussoorie Chakrata Road I am putting here the correct nomenclature for this plant, extracted from Flora of India, Volume 23: Leptopus cordifolius Wall. ex Decne., Voy. Inde 4: 155. 1844; Voronts. & Petra Hoffm. in Kew Bull. 64: 633, f. 2 M. 2009 (publ. 2010). Phyllanthus cordifolius Wall. [Cat. No. 7913A. 1847, nom. nud.] ex Decne., l. c. 155. 1844, nom. invalid., pro syn. Andrachne cordifolia (Wall. ex Decne.) Müll.Arg. in DC., Prodr. 15(2): 234. 1866; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 283. 1887. Arachne cordifolia (Wall. ex Decne.) Pojark. in Bot. Zhurn. SSSR 25: 342. 1940, nom. invalid. A. cordifolia (Wall. ex Decne.) Hurus. in J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 6: 339. 1954. Thanks for sharing ..., this is a common shrub of the roadside cliffs..
Leptopus cordifolius Decne. ... Phyllanthaceae, Euphorbiaceae s. l. along Govind Ghat - Ghangaria trail on 01 & 04 AUG 12 Latest nomenclature. Location : Kakani Nepal Altitude: 2030m.. Date: 13 July 2016 Menispermaceae member ? seems Leptopus cordifolius (Euphorbiaceae) Thank you but according to the FoI and Wiki it is Phyllanthaceae Location: Raniban, Balaju, Nepal Altitude: 4900 ft. Date: Flowering - 26 August 2016 Fruiting - 5 September 2016 Phyllanthaceae! Astrocasia jacobinensis (Müll.Arg.) G.L.Webster (accepted name) ??? Not listed in Nepal. The name which you have mentioned is of a Brazilian plant. I am still thinking hard to find out any match, particularly in Nepal. Please elaborate. Try Leptopus. Compare with L. cordifolius. Yes. Leptopus cordifolius Leptopus cordifolius Decne. (accepted name) Arachne cordifolia (Decne.) Actually it was ID earlier but missed from my mind.
Leptopus cordifolius Decne, earlier known as Arachne cordifolia/ Andrachne cordifolia is a common shrub in mid hills of Uttarakhand. Two forms of it, one with thicker leaves (as in pics) and one with thin leaves are usually seen. Shot near Jeolikot, on way to Naini Tal. Correct identification.
EUPHORBIACEAE FORTNIGHT::Leptopus cordifolius NS-10 : Attachments (6). 4 posts by 3 authors. This common shrub of the hills was encountered from Manali, Shimla, Chakrata, Morni Hills and many other places in HImalayas... Leptopus cordifolius... Good photos Sir.
Jhari Pani, Mussoorie 1st November 2014 Leptopus cordifolius .. very nice complete details Yes, Leptopus cordifolius. Requesting to please provide ID of this climber captured near Bhagsunag, Dharamshala, HP in October 2014. Is it some Phyllanthus species? I think this is Leptopus cordifolius ma'am. Thanks ... for the ID.... Attaching a cropped pic of the flowers and fruits.....
Yes ma'am. Earlier identified for me on this thread
Shrub for ID ABAUG01/20 : 4 posts by 3 authors. 5 images. I know this shrub by its beautiful oval leaves. Today I found one in flower. Please help with the ID
Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP 1800m 17 August 2015 Leptopus cordifolius.. Euphorbiaceae
Leptopus cordifolius Decne. : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (8)- around 500 kb each. Location: Godawari, Nepal Date: 18 April 2018 Altitude: 5000 ft. Habit: Wild
Leptopus cordifolius Decne. : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (6) Location: Godawari, Lalitpur,, Nepal Altitude: 1566 m. Date: 04 June 2019 Habit : Wild References:
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