About Rosy Milkweed Vine
Oxystelma esculentum is a species of flowering plant native to China, South Asia, southeast Asia, northeastern Africa, and south-west Asia. The plant is used in traditional medicine and the fruit is eaten.
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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
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-April
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
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
Botanical family
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Rosy Milkweed Vine belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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