About Hondala
Adenia hondala, commonly known as hondala is a large, tuberous, woody climber which scrambles over other plants. It is found in the Indian subcontinent, including Sri Lanka, and in southeastern Asia. The tuber and the fruit are used as herbal remedies and the plant is used as a cure for snake bites. The caterpillars of several species of butterfly feed on this plant; these include the tawny coster, the clipper, the common cruiser and the Tamil lacewing.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Adenia hondala
- Genus
- Adenia
- Family
- PASSIFLORACEAE
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-October
Local Names
- Tamil
- கரிமுதுக்கன்
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡು ತೊಂಡೆ kaadu tonde, ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಚೆಂಡು ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಬಳ್ಳಿ kempu chendu hannina balli, ಕಾಡು ತೊಂಡೆ
- Malayalam
- കരിമുതുക്ക് karimutukk, മുതുക്ക് mutukk, കരിമുതുക്ക്
- Marathi
- कोंडळ kondala, नंदनभोपळी nandanbhopali, उंडळ undala
Passifloraceae
Passionflower family
Hondala belongs to the Passifloraceae family.
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