Typical of the Apocynaceae family
Vallaris solanacea
Dudhi Ki Bel / Ramsar दूधी की बेल
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- March-November
Dudhi Ki Bel in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | दूधी की बेल | Dudhi ki bel, Ramsur, Chamari-ki vel |
| Nepali | दुधे लहरा · दुधे बेलो | Dudhe laharaa, Dudhe Belo |
| Bengali | রামসর | Ramsar |
| Kannada | ಬುಗುಡಿ · ಬುಗುಡಿಹಂಬು · ಇಸಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ | Bugudi, Bugudi hambu, Isamallige |
| Malayalam | വിഷപ്പാല | Not recorded |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- दूधी की बेल Dudhi ki bel, Ramsur, Chamari-ki vel
- Nepali
- दुधे लहरा Dudhe laharaa, दुधे बेलो Dudhe Belo
- Bengali
- রামসর Ramsar
- Kannada
- ಬುಗುಡಿ Bugudi, ಬುಗುಡಿಹಂಬು Bugudi hambu, ಇಸಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ Isamallige
- Malayalam
- വിഷപ്പാല
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China, Hainan.
- Explore nearby plants
- Uttarakhand →Rajasthan →Maharashtra →
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How to identify Dudhi Ki Bel
Identify Dudhi Ki Bel by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a liana habit.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Apocynaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Dudhi Ki Bel.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Vallaris solanacea
- Genus
- Vallaris
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, Bangladesh, Myanmar, South China, Indo-China, Malaysia, Java
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Apocynaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dudhi Ki Bel itself; the rest are typical of the Apocynaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Dudhi Ki Bel
A member of the Apocynaceae family, Ramsar (Vallaris solanacea) is a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and 12 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from March to November.
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Dudhi Ki Bel belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
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