Shivalingi / Lollipop Climber
Bryonopsis laciniosa
Also known as Marble Vine, Native Bryony, Striped Cucumber
- Habit
- Climber
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia
- Flowering
- February-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bryonopsis laciniosa
- Genus
- Bryonopsis
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Deeply-lobed-laciniaterecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Shivalingi itself; the rest are typical of the Cucurbitaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Shivalingi itself; the rest are typical of the Cucurbitaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Gujarati
- શિવલિંગી shivalingi
- Hindi
- शिवलिंगी shivalingi
- Kannada
- ಲಿಂಗತೊಂಡೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ lingatonde balli, ಶಿವಲಿಂಗಿ shivalingi
- Konkani
- ಕಾರ್ಟ karta
- Malayalam
- ഐവിരലിക്കോവ aiviralikkova, കരിങ്കായി karinkaayi, നെയ്യുണ്ണി neyyunni, വേലിച്ചെടി velichedi
- Marathi
- महादेवी mahadevi, शिवलिंगी shivalingi
- Nepali
- सावा sava, शिवलिंगी shivalingi
- Sanskrit
- आपस्तम्भिनी apashtambhini, चित्रफला chitraphala, लिङ्गजा lingaja, लिङ्गिनी lingini, शिववल्ली shivavalli
- Tamil
- ஐவிரலி aivirali
- Telugu
- లింగ దొండ lingadonda
- Tulu
- ಲಿಂಗತೊಂಡೆ lingatonde
About Shivalingi
A member of the Cucurbitaceae family, Lollipop Climber (Bryonopsis laciniosa) is a climber. It is native to India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to October.
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumber/Gourd family
Shivalingi belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family.
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