About Wax-leaved climber
Cryptolepis dubia is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae that can be found in South and Southeast Asia, as well as southern China.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cryptolepis buchananii
- Genus
- Cryptolepis
- Family
- ASCLEPIADACEAE
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Distribution
- India, Sub-tropical Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, Pakistan
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- काला बेल kala bel, karanta
- Nepali
- दुधे Dudhe, गाइसिङ्गे Gaaisinge, कोइले घुरियो Koile Ghuriyo
- Tamil
- பலகொடி pala koti
- Telugu
- అడవిపాలతీగ adavipalatiga
- Kannada
- ಮೆಟಗುಳಿ (ಹಂಬು) Metaguli (hambu), ಮೆಟ್ಲ Metla, ಕರಂಟ Karanta
- Malayalam
- കടുപാല്വള്ളി katupaalvalli, അടവിപ്പാല, Cryptolepis dubia
- Marathi
- दूध वेल dudh-vel, कावळी kavali, कावळी
Botanical family
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Wax-leaved climber belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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