Oxystelma esculentum (L.f.) R.Br.ex Schult.

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Apocynaceae
  • Species : Oxystelma esculentum
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Not found The Plant List
  • Habit : Climber
  • Comments : Milky latex and roots medicinal, roots used for treating jaundice.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Bellary, Chitradurga, Mysore, Raichur, Tumkur
  • Floras referred : Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore; Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District; N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka

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