About Trellis Vine
Pergularia daemia, the trellis-vine, is a hispid, perennial vine in the family Asclepiadaceae, with an extensive range in the Old World tropics and subtropics. It has been used traditionally to treat a number of ailments. It is sometimes called atufa.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pergularia daemia
- Genus
- Pergularia
- Family
- ASCLEPIADACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Scrub and open deciduous forests
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, India, Tropical Himalayas, Myanmar, Malaysia, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- ढोली दूधी Dholi dudhi, गडरिया की बेल Gadaria ki bel, Jhutuk
- Nepali
- बिच्कानी लहरो Bichkaanee laharo, दुरे Dure
- Bengali
- অজশৃঙ্গী Ajasrngi, ছাগলবটি Chagalabati, দুধিলতা Dudhilata
- Tamil
- வேலிபருத்தி Veli-p-parutti, Uttamani, வேலிபருத்தி
- Telugu
- చేబీర Chebira, దుష్టపు చెట్టు Dustapu chettu, గురుటి చెట్టు Guruti chettu
- Kannada
- ಬೇಲಿ ಹತ್ತಿ Beli hatthi, ಹಾಲು ಕೊರಟಿಗೆ Haalu koratige, ಜುಟ್ಟುವೆಬಳ್ಳಿ Juttuve balli
- Malayalam
- വേലിപ്പരുത്തി Velipparuthi, Veliparatti
- Marathi
- मेंढा दुधी Menda dudhi, उतरण Utharana, Utarn
Botanical family
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Trellis Vine belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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