Giloy / Malabar Gulbel
Tinospora sinensis
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- February-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tinospora sinensis
- Genus
- Tinospora
- Family
- Menispermaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in sacred groves in plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Menispermaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Bilateral
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Variable
Typical of the Menispermaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- गिलोय giloy, गुलंचा gulancha, gurch
- Nepali
- गुर्जो लहरा Gurjo Laharaa
- Bengali
- পদ্মগুলঞ্চ
- Tamil
- potchindil
- Kannada
- Sudarsana balli
- Malayalam
- Pee-amerdu, Kattu amirthu, കാട്ടമൃത്
- Marathi
- gulvel, vhadli-amrutvel, गुळवेल
About Giloy
Malabar Gulbel (Tinospora sinensis) is a liana belonging to the Menispermaceae family (Moonseed Family). It is typically found in evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in sacred groves in plains. It occurs across India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-June.
Menispermaceae
Moonseed Family
Giloy belongs to the Menispermaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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