Description:
Cucurbitaceae (pumpkin, or gourd family) »
Diplocyclos palmatus dy-PLO-sy-klos -- from the Greek diploos (double) and cyclos (circular, wheel)..
Dave's Botanary pahl-MAY-tus -- shaped like the palm of the hand..
Dave's Botanary commonly known as: lollipop climber, marble vine, native bryony, striped cucumber • Gujarati: શિવલિંગી shivalingi • Hindi: शिवलिंगी shivalingi • Kannada: ಲಿಂಗತೊಂಡೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ lingatonde balli, ಶಿವಲಿಂಗಿ shivalingi • Konkani: ಕಾರ್ಟ karta • Malayalam: ഐവിരലിക്കോവ aiviralikkova, കരിങ്കായി karinkaayi, നെയ്യുണ്ണി neyyunni, വേലിച്ചെടി velichedi • Marathi: महादेवी mahadevi, शिवलिंगी shivalingi • Nepali: सावा sava शिवलिंगी shivalingi • Sanskrit: आपस्तम्भिनी apashtambhini, चित्रफला chitraphala, लिङ्गजा lingaja, लिङ्गिनी lingini, शिववल्ली shivavalli • Tamil: ஐவிரலி aivirali • Telugu: లింగ దొండ lingadonda • Tulu: ಲಿಂಗತೊಂಡೆ lingatonde Native to: tropical Africa, China, Japan, Bhutan, India, Indo-China, Malesia, n Australia References:
Flowers of India •
ENVIS - FRLHT •
NPGS / GRIN •
DDSA. Date: 29 December 2019, 08:01. Source:
Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C.Jeffrey. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.