8. Cissampelos pariera

Botanical Name: Cissampelos pariera L. [Menispermaceae]
Common Name: लहान पहाडवेल Lahan Pahadvel, धाकटी पाडावळ Dhakati Padaval, पहाडमूळ Pahadmul

Distribution: India, Africa and S. Asia. It is also found in the Himalayas, up to altitudes of 2300 m.
Habit: Climber
Habitat: Dry-deciduous, semi-deciduous forests
Flowering and Fruiting: August to October

Male and Female plants are different.

The Plant

Talzan

Shilonda, SGNP

Tungareshwar

There's another species of Cissampelos pariera with hastate leaves : Cissampelos pareira hirsuta (Buch.-Ham. ex DC.) Forman [Menispermaceae]

The stem

Leaves

Flower

Fruit

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