Wax-leaved Climber

Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family) » Cryptolepis buchananii

 

krip-toh-LEP-iss -- from the Greek krypto (secret, hidden) and lepis (scale)

byoo-kah-NAN-ee-eye -- named for Francis Buchanan-Hamilton ... botanist while in India

 

commonly known as: Indian sarsaparilla, wax-leaved climber • Chinese: 古钩藤 gu gou teng • Hindi: काला बेल kala bel, karanta • Kannada: ಮೆದ್ಧಗೂಳಿ ಹಮ್ಬು medhaguli hambu (unsure of this name's correctness) • Malayalam: കടുപാല്വള്ളി katupaalvalli • Marathi: दूध वेल dudh-vel, कावळी kavali • Nepalese: हान्प haanp • Oriya: maloti • Sanskrit: कृष्णसारिव krishnasariva • Tamil: பலகொடி pala koti • Telugu: అడవిపాలతీగ adavipalatiga

 

Native to: China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China

 

 

References: eFlora • ENVIS • Common Indian Wild Flowers by Isaac Kehimkar

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