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Cryptolepis buchananii ... also placed in: Periplocaceae
Synonyms:
Cryptolepis buchanani, Echites reticulata, Nerium reticulatum, Trachelospermum cavaleriei
krip-toh-LEP-iss -- from the Greek
krypto (secret, hidden) and
lepis (scale)
byoo-kah-NAN-ee-eye -- named for Francis Buchanan-Hamilton ... botanist while in India
commonly known as: Indian sarsaparilla, wax-leaved climber • Hindi: काला बेल kala bel, karanta • Kannada: ಮೆದ್ಧಗೂಳಿ ಹಮ್ಬು medhaguli hambu (
unsure of this name's correctness) • Malayalam: കടുപാല്വള്ളി katupaalvalli • Marathi: दूध वेल dudh-vel, कावळी kavali • Nepalese: हान्प haanp • Oriya: maloti • Sanskrit: कृष्णसारिव krishnasariva • Tamil: பலகொடி pala koti • Telugu: అడవిపాలతీగ adavipalatiga
Native to: s China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China
Attached views from Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
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