Emetic Swallow Wort
Tylophora indica var. glabra
- Habit
- Climber
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka, Seychelles
- Flowering
- May-December
How to identify Emetic Swallow Wort
Identify Emetic Swallow Wort by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Hairless (glabrous) form of the emetic swallow-wort.
- Confirm leaf shape: Broad oval.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-December.
- Confirm it sits within the Asclepiadaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Emetic Swallow Wort.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tylophora indica var. glabra
- Genus
- Tylophora
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Sea coast
- Habitat type
- Coastal
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka, Seychelles
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Broad ovalrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Emetic Swallow Wort itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellow-greenrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Emetic Swallow Wort itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- অন্তমূল
About Emetic Swallow Wort
A member of the Asclepiadaceae family, Emetic Swallow Wort (Tylophora indica var. glabra) is a climber. It is native to India, Sri Lanka, Seychelles. It grows in sea coast. Flowering and fruiting run from May to December.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Emetic Swallow Wort belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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