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