Gujjaragano / Velvet Leaf Pareira
Cissampelos pareira var. hirsuta
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- April-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cissampelos pareira var. hirsuta
- Genus
- Cissampelos
- Family
- Menispermaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Pakistan
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Menispermaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Bilateral
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Variable
Typical of the Menispermaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Akanadi, Batindu,गुज्जरगानो gujjaragano
- Nepali
- बाटुलपाते Baatulpaate, गुदरगानो Gudargaano, जलुको Jaluko
- Bengali
- Kijri
- Tamil
- வட்டத்திருப்பி vatta-t-tiruppi
- Telugu
- పాట విష బొద్ది pata visah boddi
- Kannada
- ಪರೆರಾ ಬೇರು Parera Beru, ಗುಟ್ಟೆ Gutte
- Malayalam
- മലതാണ്ടി malathaanti, പാടത്താളി paataththaali, വട്ടവള്ളി
- Marathi
- धाकटी पाडावळ dhakati padaval, लहान पहाडवेल lahan pahadvel, पहाडमूळ pahadmul
About Gujjaragano
Velvet Leaf Pareira (Cissampelos pareira var. hirsuta) is a climber belonging to the Menispermaceae family (Moonseed Family). It is typically found in deciduous forests, also in the plains. It occurs across India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Pakistan. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during April-October. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Menispermaceae
Moonseed Family
Gujjaragano belongs to the Menispermaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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