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Cyphostemma simulans

Botanic Family

Vitaceae

Author

(C.A. Smith) Wild & R.B.Drummond

Cultivated

C, berries

Common Names

• Goallota (Bangladesh)
• Edible-stemmed vine
• Asthisonhara (Sanskrit) Vajravalli (Hindi)
• Hadjod or Hadjora or Harsankari. Hasjora or Harbhanga (Sanskrit)
• Chaudhari or kandavela (Sanskrit) Chadhurior Vedhari (Gujrati)
• Nalleru (Telugu) Pirandai (Tamil)
• Mangaroli (Canarese)

Geographical Habitats

• Transvaal
• Malawi
• Swaziland

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Dec

Fruiting Times

Caudiciform, orange berries, yellow flowers

Medicinal uses. Leaves used as a vegetable

Further References

• New Plantsman Vol. 6
• Mobot
• The Plant List 2