NATIVE :: Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family) ~ Apocynaceae » Cryptolepis buchananii
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Dinesh Valke
Nov 1, 2010, 4:13:04 PM11/1/10
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Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family) ~ Apocynaceae » 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
... for more views: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Cryptolepisbuchananii&m=tags
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
... for more views: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Cryptolepisbuchananii&m=tags
Gurcharan Singh
Nov 2, 2010, 10:21:38 AM11/2/10
to Satish Phadke, Dinesh Valke, efloraofindia
Thanks Dinesh ji and Satish ji
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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
Pankaj Kumar
Nov 2, 2010, 10:48:27 AM11/2/10
to Gurcharan Singh, Satish Phadke, Dinesh Valke, efloraofindia
Cryptolepis buchananii Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer
& Schultes] 4: 409. 1819
& Schultes] 4: 409. 1819
A very high value medicinal plant. Shows wide range of variation in
the leaves according to season.
Regards
Pankaj
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