Dudhi / Rosy Milkweed Vine
Oxystelma esculentum
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- August-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Oxystelma esculentum
- Genus
- Oxystelma
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Scrub jungles and near water courses
- Distribution
- Tropical Himalayas, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-April
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- दूधी Dudhi, दूधिया लता Dudhiya Lata, दुग्धिका Dugdhika
- Nepali
- अनारसिङ्गे लहरो Anaarasinge Laharo
- Bengali
- দুধী Dudhi, দুধিয়ালতা Dudhiyalata, ক্ষীরাই Kshirai
- Tamil
- ஊசிப்பாலை Uci-P-Palai, உத்தமை Uttamai
- Telugu
- చిరుపాల Chirupala, దూది పాల Dudipala, నేల పాల Nelapala
- Kannada
- ದುಗ್ಧಿಕ Dugdhika, ಮೇಕೆ ಕೊಂಬು ಬಳ್ಳಿ Maeke Kombu Balli
- Malayalam
- കിണികിണിപ്പാല Kinikinippala
- Marathi
- दुधाणी Dudhaani, दुधारी Dudhaari, दुधतानी Dudhataani
About Dudhi
Rosy Milkweed Vine (Oxystelma esculentum) is a climber belonging to the Asclepiadaceae family (Milkweed Family). It is typically found in scrub jungles and near water courses. It occurs across Tropical Himalayas, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-April. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Dudhi belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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