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Diplocyclos palmatus

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Diplocyclos palmatus
Diplocyclos palmatus
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymBryonia palmata L.
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Lollipop climber
Hindi
  • शिवलिंगी Shivalingi
Irula
  • Surakodi
  • Vanasurakodi
Kannada
  • ಲಿಮ್ಗತೊಮ್ಡೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Limgatomde Balli
Malayalam
  • Iyiviralikkova
  • Naiunnikkai
  • Namakai
  • Neyyunni
  • Pambukodi
  • Sivalingakkaya
  • Sivavalli
Marathi
  • महादेवी Mahadevi
Other
  • Bryony
  • Iyiviralikkova
  • Kavdoli
  • Lollipop Climber
  • Marble Vine
  • Neyyunni
  • Shankar-vel
  • Sivalingakkaya
  • Sivavalli
Sanskrit
  • अपष्ठम्भिनी Apashtambhini
  • चित्रफला Chitraphala
  • लिङ्गिन् Lingin
  • शिवलिङ्गी Shivalingi
Tamil
  • ஐவிரலி Aivirali
Telugu
  • లింగదొండ Linga-donda
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Climber
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Habit: Climber
    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Stout climbers; tendrils 2-fid. Leaves 5-7 x 7-9.5 cm, palmately 5-lobed, orbicular-cordate, basally 5-7-ribbed; scabrid above; lobes elliptic-oblong, accuminate. Petiole to 7 cm long. Flowers monoecious; male and female flowers in axilliary clusters; calyx campanulate, lobes 5, to 1 mm long, linear; corolla greenish-yellow, to 5 mm, ovate-acute; stamens 3, free, inserted at the middle of calyx-tube, anther cells slightly flexuous; staminodes 3; ovary globose; ovules few; horizontal; stigma 3-fid, papillose. Fruit 1-1.5 cm across, globose, with vertical greenish and white patches. Seeds ovoid, compressed with crenulate, transverse ridge.
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        Habit: A delicate vine, to 5m.
        Keystone Foundation
        Attributions Keystone Foundation
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          No Data
          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: November-January
          Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            Morphology
            Flower

            In coaxillary clusters, monoecious; greenish-yellow. Flowering from November-February.

            Fruit

            A globose berry, with ventrical greenish and white patches; seeds ovoid, turgid. Fruiting December onwards.

            Field tips

            Branchlets glabrous. Leaves palmately 5-lobed.

            Leaf Arrangement

            Alternate distichous

            Leaf Type

            Simple

            Leaf Shape

            Palmate

            Leaf Apex

            Acuminate

            Leaf Base

            Cordate

            Leaf Margin

            Denticulate-subcrenate

            Keystone Foundation
            Attributions Keystone Foundation
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Miscellaneous Details
              Notes: Deciduous forests, also in the plains
              G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
              Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                No Data
                📚 Habitat and Distribution
                General Habitat
                Deciduous forests, also in the plains
                Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Description
                  Global Distribution

                  India: Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal; Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Japan, Bhutan

                  Local Distribution

                  Assam

                  Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                  Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Global Distribution

                    Indo-Malesia, China and Africa

                    Indian distribution

                    State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

                    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      Maharashtra: Ahemdnagar, Nasik, Pune, Raigad, Satara, Thane Karnataka: Belgaum, Chikmagalur, Coorg, Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara, Shimoga, S. Kanara Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: All districts
                      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        Common on fences, thickets and river banks from plains to 1400m. Africa, India, Sri Lanka, China, Japan, Malesia and Australia.
                        Keystone Foundation
                        Attributions Keystone Foundation
                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
                        Licenses CC_BY
                        References 
                          No Data
                          📚 Occurrence
                          No Data
                          📚 Uses and Management
                          Uses
                          Medicinal
                          Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                          Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                          Contributors 
                          Status UNDER_CREATION
                          Licenses CC_BY
                          References 
                            Folklore
                            Indigenous Information: Tender leaves eaten after boiling.
                            Keystone Foundation
                            Attributions Keystone Foundation
                            Contributors 
                            Status UNDER_CREATION
                            Licenses CC_BY
                            References 
                              No Data
                              📚 Information Listing
                              References
                              1. Bryonopsis laciniosa sensu Naud., Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser. 4, 12: 141. 1859; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 534(377). 1919; Chakrav., Fasc. Fl. Ind. 11: 16. 1982, non L. 1753.
                              2. Bryonia palmata L., Sp. Pl. 1012. 1753.
                              3. Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) Jeffrey, Kew Bull. 15: 352. 1962; Chakrav., Fasc. Fl. Ind. 11: 48. 1982; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 122. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 194. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 174. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 116. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 199. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 177. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 290. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 212. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 202. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 46. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 288. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 154. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 136. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 134. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 290. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 235. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 319. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 390. 2009.
                              4. Bryonia laciniosa L., Sp. Pl. 1013. 1753,p.p. excl. typus; Wight, Ic. t. 500. 1841; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 622. 1879.
                              1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983
                              Information Listing > References
                              1. Bryonopsis laciniosa sensu Naud., Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser. 4, 12: 141. 1859; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 534(377). 1919; Chakrav., Fasc. Fl. Ind. 11: 16. 1982, non L. 1753.
                              2. Bryonia palmata L., Sp. Pl. 1012. 1753.
                              3. Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) Jeffrey, Kew Bull. 15: 352. 1962; Chakrav., Fasc. Fl. Ind. 11: 48. 1982; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 122. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 194. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 174. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 116. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 199. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 177. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 290. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 212. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 202. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 46. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 288. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 154. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 136. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 134. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 290. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 235. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 319. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 390. 2009.
                              4. Bryonia laciniosa L., Sp. Pl. 1013. 1753,p.p. excl. typus; Wight, Ic. t. 500. 1841; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 622. 1879.
                              5. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983

                              Wild edible plants of Hassan District, Karnataka: A role in ayurvedic formulation

                              Dr. G. M. Prashanth Kumar

                              Angiosperm diversity in Doaba region of Punjab, India

                              Journal of Threatened Taxa
                              No Data
                              📚 Meta data
                              No Data
                              🐾 Taxonomy
                              RootRoot
                              KingdomPlantae
                              PhylumTracheophyta
                              ClassMagnoliopsida
                              OrderCucurbitales
                              FamilyCucurbitaceae
                              GenusDiplocyclos
                              SpeciesDiplocyclos palmatus
                              📊 Temporal Distribution
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