Family: Ancistrocladaceae
Vernacular name: Modiravalli
Habit: Climber Shrub
Habitat: Evergreen forests
Distribution: South India and Sri Lanka
Flowering and Fruiting: March-April
Key identification features: Ancistrocladus species are evergreen
woody climbers or scandent shrubs. Their sympodial branches feature circinate
woody hooks. The bisexual flowers have white or pink petals. Fruit is dry
dehiscent nuts, surrounded by persistent spreading sepals with large seeds
having ruminate endosperm.
Uses: An aromatic herb used medicinally in the treatment of
coughs, asthma, abdominal pain, and enteritis
No comments:
Post a Comment