Dirgha-Mula / Slender Dog-Bane
Ichnocarpus frutescens
Also known as Black Creeper
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- August-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ichnocarpus frutescens
- Genus
- Ichnocarpus
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests and plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia to Australia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Telangana
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Apocynaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Apocynaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- दीर्घ मूला Dirgha-Mula, काली दूधी Kali Dudhi, श्यामलता Shyamalata
- Nepali
- दुधे लहरा Dudhe Lahara
- Bengali
- শ্যামা লতা Shyama Lata, শ্যামা লতা
- Tamil
- ஊதற்கொடி Utar-Koti
- Telugu
- ముంతగజ్జనము Munta-Gaj-Janamu
- Kannada
- ಗೌರಿಬಳ್ಳಿ Gauriballi, ಹಾಲುಗೆಣಸು Halugenasu, ಕರಿಹಂಬು Karihambu
- Malayalam
- നന്നാറി Nannari, പാൽവള്ളി Palvalli, പാൽവള്ളി
- Marathi
- काटे भोवरी Kate Bhowari, कृष्णसारिवा Krishna Sariva, श्यामलता Shyamalata
About Dirgha-Mula
Slender Dog-Bane (Ichnocarpus frutescens) is a liana belonging to the Apocynaceae family (Dogbane family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite/whorled simple leaves, cymose/umbellate flower clusters, follicle pair fruit. It is typically found in deciduous forests and plains. Native to Tropical Asia, it is distributed across Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia to Australia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-December.
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Dirgha-Mula belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
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