Dudhi / Rosy Milkweed Vine
Oxystelma esculentum
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Maharashtra & 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, Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi, Odisha, Punjab, Kerala, Bihar, Haryana, Puducherry
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-April
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Narrow lance/sword-shapedrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dudhi itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dudhi itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
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) belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family, where it grows as a climber. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Maharashtra and 14 other states. It grows in scrub jungles and near water courses. Flowering and fruiting run from August to April.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Dudhi belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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