Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Cucurbitaceae | Genus: Diplocyclos | Species: Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C. Jeffrey |
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| Synonym | Bryonia palmata, Zehneria erythrocarpa, Bryonopsis laciniosa | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Shivalingi, Marble Vine | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Lollipop Climber | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Karot Akhabi | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | 200-1500 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Fruit is solitary or in clusters of 2-5 it is ovoid-round, 1.5-2.5 cm when ripe it is red with longitudinal white stripes |
| Habitat | Occurs in deciduous forests also river banks from plains | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Sri Lanka, China, Japan, Malesia, Africaand Australia | Bark Details | Smooth beneath, margins irregularly toothed |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Palmate | ||
| Description of Species | A perennial climber with hairless stem, becoming thickened and white dotted on the ridges when older | Leaf Details | Leaves are broadly ovate, 3.5-14 X 4-14.5 cm, palmately lobed lobes are linear-lanceshaped to elliptic, hairless |
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