✿Menispermaceae · Cyclea
Padakizhangu / Pata Root
Cyclea peltata
Climber
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- November-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cyclea peltata
- Genus
- Cyclea
- Family
- Menispermaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous, semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malesia
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-June
- 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
- Malayalam
- Padakizhangu, Padathali, Padavalli
- Marathi
- पाकर pakar
About Padakizhangu
Pata Root (Cyclea peltata) is a climber belonging to the Menispermaceae family (Moonseed Family). It is typically found in moist deciduous, semi-evergreen and evergreen forests, also in the plains. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during November-June.
Botanical family
Menispermaceae
Moonseed Family
Padakizhangu belongs to the Menispermaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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