Garlic Vine
Mansoa alliacea
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mansoa alliacea
- Genus
- Mansoa
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Kerala, Telangana, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Delhi, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“The short-stalked leaves are opposite and trifoliate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- TrifoliaterecordedA compound leaf made of exactly three leaflets.“The short-stalked leaves are opposite and trifoliate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- EntirerecordedA smooth, unbroken edge with no teeth or notches.“The slightly leathery, short-stalked, egg-shaped to elliptical leaflets are almost glabrous, slightly scaly, entire and rounded, pointed to pointed with a pointed, rarely rounded t” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“The slightly leathery, short-stalked, egg-shaped to elliptical leaflets are almost glabrous, slightly scaly, entire and rounded, pointed to pointed with a pointed, rarely rounded t” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Garlic Vine itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Garlic Vine itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- लसूण वेल
About Garlic Vine
Garlic Vine (Mansoa alliacea) is a species in the Bignoniaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and 15 other states.
Uses
It is long used in traditional medicine. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Bignoniaceae
Trumpet vine family
Garlic Vine belongs to the Bignoniaceae family.
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