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Wax Leaved Climber
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Wax Leaved Climber
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Common name: Wax Leaved Climber, Indian sarsaparilla • Angika: मटका दूधिया लतरा Matka dudhiya latra • Bengali: হরজোড়া লতা Harjora lata, কৃষ্ণ অনন্তমূল Krishna Anantamul • Bhili: दूधीबेल Dudhibel, गेंडासिंगी Gendasingi, नागबेल Nagbel, सेता कावळी Seta Kawali • Chinese: 古钩藤 Gu gou teng • Dogri: काली तरेणी Kali Tareni • Garhwali: दूधीबेल Dudhi-Bel, मेडासिंगी Meda-Singhi • Gujarati: કાળીવેલ Kalivel, કાવળી Kavali • Hadauti: मेड़ासिंगी Medasingi • Haryanvi: दुधी Dudhi • Hindi: दूधीबेल Dudhibel, काला बेल Kala Bel, करंटा Karanta, नागबेल Nagbel • Kannada: ಹಾಲು ಬಳ್ಳಿ Halu Balli, ಕರೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Kare Balli, ಮೆಟಗುಳಿ ಹಂಬು Metaguli Hambu, ಮೆಟ್ಲ ಹಂಬು Metla Hambu • Konkani: दुधवेल Dudhvel, कावळी Kavali • Kumaoni: दूधीबेल Dudhi-Bel • Malayalam: കളിപ്പാൽവള്ളി Kalipaalvalli, കാട്ടുപാൽവള്ളി Kattupaalvalli, കിളിപ്പാൽവള്ളി Kilippaalvalli, പാൽവള്ളി Paalvalli • Malvani: वाकांडी Vakandi • Marathi: दुधवेल Dudhvel, कावळी Kavali • Mizo: Thei-kel-ki-suak • Nagpuri: दूधला लार Dudhla Lar, मेढा-सिंगी Medha-Singhi, वैश-लक्ष्मण Vaish-Lakashman • Nepali: दुधे Dudhe, गाइसिङ्गे Gaaisinge, कोइले घुरियो Koile Ghuriyo, कालो सरिवा Kaalo Sariwaa, कृष्ण सरिवा Krishna Sariwaa • Odia: ଦୁଧି ନଈ Dudhi Nai, ଗୋପକାହ୍ନୁ Gopakaanhu • Pahari: चीकबेल Cheekbel, दूधली Dudhli, करंटा Karanta • Rajasthani: करमाटा की बेल Karmata-ki-bel • Sanskrit: कृष्णसारिवा Krishnasariva • Santali: ᱩᱛᱨᱤ ᱫᱩᱫᱷᱤ Utri Dudhi • Sinhala: වෙල් රුකටන Wel Rukattana • Tamil: மாட்டாங் கொடி Maattaang Kodi, பால் கொடி Paal Kodi • Telugu: అడవి పాలతీగ Adavi Paalatige, రోకలిపాల Rokalipaala, రైతుపాల Rythupaala Source: Names of Plants in India
Botanical name: Cryptolepis buchananii    Family: Apocynaceae (Oleander family)
Synonyms: Cryptolepis dubia, Cryptolepis reticulata, Periploca dubia
Wax Leaved Climber is a strong woody plant, climbing trees and having ropelike stems. It can grow to 6 m long. Branchlets are pale gray. Leaft stalks are 1 cm long, with an oblong or elliptic leaf-blade, 10-18 × 4.5-7.5 cm. Leaf base is broadly wedge-shaped, tip rounded or sometimes acute. Flower cymes are like panicles, shorter than leaves. The stalk carrying the cyme is 2-5 mm. Sepals are broadly ovate, 1.5 × 1 mm. Flowers are greenish yellow or yellow-white. Flower tube is 2 mm, petals are long, linear-lancelike, 7 × 1.5-2 mm. Seed pod is cylindric, 6.5-9 × 1-2 cm, with 2 longitudinal ridges. Seeds are brownish, ovate-oblong. Wax Leaved Climber is found in subtropical Himalaya, Western Ghats, Ceylon, Burma, east to W. & S. China, at altitudes of 250-1500 m. Flowering: March-August.
Identification credit: Dinesh Valke Photographed at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary & Pisol fort, Dhule, Maharashtra & Rajouri, J&K.
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