Cryptolepis dubia (Burm.f.) M.R.Almeida
Cryptolepis dubia (Burm.f.) M.R.Almeida
MC069 : Cryptolepis dubia (Burm.f.) M.R.Almeida
| Plant Category | : | Climbers |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Cryptolepis buchananii Roem. & Schult.;
Cryptolepis reticulata (Roth) Wall. ex Steud.;
Nerium reticulatum Roxb.;
Periploca dubia Burm.f.;
Trachelospermum cavaleriei H.Lév.;
Trachelospermum gracilipes cavaleriei (H. Lév.) C.K. Schneid.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Wax Leaved Climber, Indian sarsaparilla • Hindi: kala bel, karanta • Marathi: dudh-vel, kavali • Tamil: pala koti • Malayalam: katupaalvalli • Telugu: adavipalatiga • Kannada: medhaguli hambu • Oriya: Maloti • Sanskrit: krishnasariva • Nepali: Dudhe, Gaaisinge, Koile Ghuriyo, Kaalo Sariwaa, Krishna Sariwaa |
| Plant Family | : | Apocynaceae |
| Description | : | 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. Flowering: March-August. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The roots and fruits are used for the treatment of chills and oedema. The plant is used in a preparation that is given to children as a cure for rickets. The latex from the stem is applied to the skin to treat wounds. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book |
| Reference | : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Gentianales |
| Family | : Apocynaceae |
| Genus | : Cryptolepis |
| Species | : Cryptolepis dubia (Burm.f.) M.R.Almeida |