Family: Linaceae
Synonym: No synonym
Habit: Liana, Climber
Habitat: Evergreen and semi-Evergreen
forests
Distribution: Endemic
to Southern Western Ghats of India
Flowering and Fruiting: November-January
Key identification features: It is a scandent shrubs
densely covered in fine hairs. The leaves are alternate. The flowers appear in
axillary clusters
of 2 or more. The lower flower stalks are modified into circinate hooks.
There are 10 stamens with unequal filaments. The ovary is globose.
The drupes
are globose.
Uses: treat ailments such as fever, diarrhea, dysentery, and skin
diseases. The fruits
are edible
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