Marsdenia tenacissima (Roxb.) Moon, Cat. Pl. Ceylon 21 1824. (syn: Asclepias echinata Hook.f.; Asclepias tenacissima Roxb.; Asclepias tomentosa Hook.f. [Illegitimate]; Gymnema tenacissimum (Roxb.) Spreng.; Marsdenia tenacissima Wight & Arn.; Pergularia crocea Zipp. ex Span. (unresolved); Pergularia tenacissima (Roxb.) D. Dietr.);
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Common name: Rajmahal Hemp, Devil’s Tongue, Bush Banana • Hindi: Jiti, मरुआबेल Maruabel • Malayalam: Perumkurumba • Oriya: mendi • Sanskrit: मधुरसा Madhurasa, मधूलिका Madhulika, मोरटा Morata • Tamil: panjukkodi • Telugu: kaarudushtupatige,
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Stem and petiole densely hairy. Petiole 5-9 cm long. Leaf-blade 7-18 cm long, 6-16 cm wide, velvety pubescent above, densely tomentose beneath. Cymes hairy. Calyx-lobes about 2 mm long, densely hairy without. Corolla 0.4-0.5 cm in diameter, densely pubescent without; lobes about as long as the tube. Corona-segments truncate, emarginate or shortly bifid. Merocarps 7-17 cm long, up to 6 cm wide, velvety pubescent. Flowering and fruiting: August-December
Dry deciduous forests
Peninsular India
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal) .
kindly identify the plant ( some characters ..latex present in all parts, woody climber, hairs present on climber as well as leaves {vernacular name (Tamil : Padamiratti) : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3) Tinospora….? Padamiratti in Tamil is Clerodendrum species. Your plant is not Clerodendrum species. See link Leaves have resemblance to Pergularia tomentosa and Marsdenia sps Marsdenia tenacissima, I guess. Please check for Marsdenia tenacissima of Asclepiadaceae
Wonderful plant Used as an anticancer herbal medicine is known to induce apoptosis (programmed cell death) in cancer cells and ALSO prevent the capillary formation around and in tumors that feed the tumors .
Marsdenia tenacissima (Roxb.) Moon Yes, as per images at
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Marsdenia tenacissima
Updated on December 24, 2024