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Hemidesmus indicusPopular synonym:
Periploca indica¿
hem-ee-DESS-mus ? -- from the Greek
hemi (half) and
desmos (joint)
IN-dih-kus or
in-DEE-kus -- of or from India
commonly known as: false sarsaparilla, Indian sarsaparilla • Assamese: anantamul • Bengali: অনন্তমূল anantamul • Gujarati: અનંતમૂળ anantamul, ઉપલસારી upalsaari • Hindi: अनंतमूल anantamul, सूगंदीपाला sugandi pala • Kannada: ಅನಂತಮೂಲ anantamula • Konkani: uparsal • Malayalam: നന്നാറി nannaari • Manipuri: অনংতমূল anantamul • Marathi: अनंतवेल anantavel, उपळसरी upalsari • Oriya: suguddimalo • Persian: عشبه 'ushba • Sanskrit: अनन्तमूलः anantamuulah, बल्यम् balyam, दुग्धगार्भ dugdhgarbhaa, गोपवल्ली gopavalli, श्वेत शारिवा sveta saariva • Tamil: நன்னாரி nannari • Telugu: సుగంధి sugandhi • Urdu: سالسا salsa
Native to: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Attached views from Lion's Point near Lonavala, Yeoor Hills
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