| Family: Malpighiaceae | Genus: Aspidopterys | Species: Aspidopterys wallichii Hook.f. ( जुगतर ) |
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| Synonym | Aspidopterys nutans var. wallichii (Hook.f.) Nied., Aspidopterys wallichii var. dehradunensis R.C.Srivast. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Jugter | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Flowering Period | July-Sept | |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Jugter, Malkot | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Samara |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Fruits samara, 3 – winged; wings orbicular – oblong, with prominent radiating veins; seeds one in each lobe. |
| Habitat | Waysides of forests edges, grassy slopes climbing on shrubberies | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Western Himalaya, Himachal Pradesh to Sikkim. | Bark Details | Hairy with pale – grey or white tomentose branches |
| Distribution in Haryana | Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous climbers, up to 5 m long, with pale – grey or white tomentose branches. Leaves opposite, ovate, elliptic – oblong or lanceolate, base rounded or cordate, apex acuminate, entire. Flowers pale – white, axillary panicles; Sepals 5, small. Petals creamy, equal in size. Stamens 10. Ovary tricarpellary, syncarpous, globose. Fruits samara, 3 – winged; wings orbicular – oblong, with prominent radiating veins; seeds one in each lobe, minute, red – brown. | Leaf Details | Leaves opposite, ovate, elliptic – oblong or lanceolate, base rounded or cordate, apex acuminate, entire. |
