About False Columba
Coscinium fenestratum, or yellow vine as it is sometimes referred to in English, is a flowering woody climber, native to South Asia and Mainland Southeast Asia. It is rare and critically endangered in many of its habitats. Coscinium fenestratum is a member of the family Menispermaceae and the genus Coscinium. The plant is known by many different names, such as: Tree turmeric, False calumba, Colombo weed, Venivel or Weni wel (වෙනිවැල්), Weniwelgeta (වෙනිවැල්ගැට), Baanvalgata (බාන්වැල්ගැට) (in Sinhala), Dāru Haridrā or Kāleyaka (दारुहरिद्रा, कालेयकः in Sanskrit), Mara Manjal (in Tamil and Malayalam), Haem herb (in Thai), Voer Romiet (in Khmer), etc.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Coscinium fenestratum
- Genus
- Coscinium
- Family
- MENISPERMACEAE
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಬಳ್ಳಿ ಅರಿಶಿನ
- Malayalam
- മരമഞ്ഞൾ, Coscinium Fenestratum
Menispermaceae
Moonseed Family
False Columba belongs to the Menispermaceae family.
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