Diplocyclos palmatus - Lollipop Climber

❏ Binomial Name : Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C.Jeffrey.

❏ Synonym : Bryonia palmata

❏ Family : Cucurbitaceae

❏ Common Name : Lollipop Climber

❏ Tamil Name : Aivirali

❏ Hindi Name : Shivalingi

❏ IUCN status: Not Evaluated

Diplocyclos palmatus Botanical Description

Stout climbers; tendrils 2-fid. Leaves 5-7 x 7-9.5 cm, palmately 5-lobed, orbicular-cordate, basally 5-7-ribbed; scabrid above; lobes elliptic-oblong, accuminate. Petiole to 7 cm long. Flowers monoecious; male and female flowers in axilliary clusters; calyx campanulate, lobes 5, to 1 mm long, linear; corolla greenish-yellow, to 5 mm, ovate-acute; stamens 3, free, inserted at the middle of calyx-tube, anther cells slightly flexuous; staminodes 3; ovary globose; ovules few; horizontal; stigma 3-fid, papillose. Fruit 1-1.5 cm across, globose, with vertical greenish and white patches. Seeds ovoid, compressed with crenulate, transverse ridge. Fl. &Fr.: November-January.

Diplocyclos palmatus Medicinal uses

❀ The leaves of the plant are applied topically for getting relief from inflammations

❀ The roots are used as an antivenom

❀ The stems are used as an expectorant

❀ The fruits are used as a laxative

❀ The seeds are febrifuge

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