Family:
Convolvulaceae
Synonym:
Catonia elliptica Vahl
Vernacular
name:
Erumathali, Irimpiyathali, Irumbithali, Nakkuvalli, Vadayara.
Habit:
Climbing shrub
Habitat:
Semi-evergreen forests, also in sacred groves
Distribution:
India, Himalayas, Andaman Islands
Flowering
& Fruiting: February to April
Key
identification features: A large evergreen woody climber.
Leaves moderate size ovate, oblong, entire coriaceous glabrous. Flowers
fragrant, yellow. Fruit berry ellipsoid, small black when ripe Inflorescence
axillary and terminal panicled cymes.
Uses:
The fruit is sweet and eaten; it is also used as medicine, specially Santhals
treat cholera with the bark of the climber
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