Adkebeelu Balli / Climbing Aroid
Pothos scandens
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Assam & more
- Flowering
- May-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pothos scandens
- Genus
- Pothos
- Family
- Araceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests, waste places and sacred groves
- Distribution
- India, Madagascar to New Guinea
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Basal
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Araceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Variable
Typical of the Araceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Bengali
- বাতি লতা Bati Lata, হাতি লতা Hati Lata
- Kannada
- ಅಡ್ಕೆಬೀಳು ಬಳ್ಳಿ Adkebeelu Balli, ಆಗಚೊಪ್ಪು Agachoppu, ಅಕ್ಕಿಬಳ್ಳಿ Akkiballi
- Malayalam
- ആനപ്പരുവ Aanapparuva, പരിവള്ളി Parivalli, പരുവക്കൊടി Paruvakodi
- Marathi
- बेंदर्ली Bendarli
About Adkebeelu Balli
Climbing Aroid (Pothos scandens) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Araceae family (Arum family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple/compound leaves, spadix with spathe flower clusters, berry cluster fruit. It is typically found in evergreen forests, waste places and sacred groves. It occurs across India, Madagascar to New Guinea. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during May-November. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Araceae
Arum family
Adkebeelu Balli belongs to the Araceae family.
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