Herbarium JCB

Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) Jeffrey

Family : CUCURBITACEAE
(GOURD FAMILY or MELON FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Cucurbitaceae
Species : Diplocyclos palmatus
Basionym : Bryonia palmata L.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C.Jeffrey
Common name : Lollipop Climber
Vernacular name : Shivalingi, Eshwarlingi (Hin.); Malinganaballi (Kan.); Iviralkovai (Tam.); Magalinga, Linga donda (Tel.); Shivlinga, Shivalingi, Kaudia (Ori.); Lingini, Kahubotke (San.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-398
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R. & K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 31/10/15
Collection Locality : Way to Yelagiri Hills, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu State
Habitat : Open deciduous forest
Key identification features : A climbing herb with bifid tendrils. Leaves are simple, alternate with semilunar margin-lobes. Flowers arise in axillary fascicles, 1.2 cm, unisexual, with a shallow bell-shaped hairy corolla. Fruit is fleshy and yellowish-green.
Habit : Climber
Flower, Fruit : August-January
Comments : Common in plains to 1400 m as a vine on fences, thickets, river banks etc.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Sathanur Forest (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot), Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Teerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district) (Tamil Nadu State); West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Kadapa district, Mamandur Hills (Chittoor district), Araku Valley (Visakhapatnam district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Sathanur Forest (Dharmapuri district), Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Shevaroy Hills, Yercaud Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Renukonda Hills (Ganjam district) (Odisha State)
World Distribution : Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Sub-Tropical Himalaya, Myanmar, China, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Java, Australia
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Diplocyclos palmatus. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.