Harmal / Bristly Wild Grape
Cyphostemma setosum
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
- Flowering
- September-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cyphostemma setosum
- Genus
- Cyphostemma
- Family
- Vitaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Vitaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Vitaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- हरमल Harmal
- Tamil
- Kangu kelari, Kauri, Pulinaralai
- Kannada
- Talavaranaballi
- Marathi
- Khajgolichavel
About Harmal
Bristly Wild Grape (Cyphostemma setosum) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Vitaceae family (Grape family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple/palmate compound leaves, cymose/panicle flower clusters, berry fruit. It is typically found in dry deciduous forests. It is native to India, Sri Lanka. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during September-January. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Vitaceae
Grape family
Harmal belongs to the Vitaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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