Swallow-Root is an endemic and endangered plant of Andhra Pradesh. It grows in between the rocks and places where there is thick. Twining shrubs; branchlets jointed. Leaves to 6 x cm, obovate-elliptic or orbicular, apex obtuse, base cuneate, membranous; petiole to cm. Cymes. Decalepis hamiltonii Wight. & Arn. (Family —Asclepiadaceae) is an endemic and endangered plant of. Andhra Pradesh. A herbal health drink from its roots is.

May also be referred to include anatomy. Common in dry hill tracts of Eastern and Western Ghats. Technology Biodiversity in India.

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Views Read Edit View history. The English name of swallowroot is sometimes used for the plant and studies have shown that it has insecticidal activity and a potential use in control of stored grain pests.

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The flowers are characterized by necta Cymes trichotomously branched; calyx deeply 5 lobed, 2 mm, oblong; corolla tube 1 mm, lobes 3 x 2 mm, oblong, recurved, white pubescent inside; corona of 10 scales, alternately long hooked and short; filaments 1 mm, anthers attached to style apex; ovaries 1 mm.

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Twining shrubs; branchlets jointed. Leaf fall in summer. The tuber has a bitter taste and is pickled. May be referred to as or include habit, defined as the characteristic mode of growth or occurrence associated to its environment, particularly for plants.

Enumerates geographic entities where the taxon lives. The popularity of Decalepis in the international market has recently made its price soar and sends worrying signals about it getting being endangered due to over-exploitation. Seasonal migration and reproduction are usually treated separately.

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Best supported on Google Chrome, Firefox 3. Message The user has shared this species from India Biodiversity Portal with you. User specific search options User. Retrieved 30 September The roots were also subjected to supercritical carbon-dioxide based extraction at the Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India.

Observation specific search options Observed during. Its main goal is summarize the most relevant or attractive characteristics of this taxon to the general public. Encyclopedia gamiltonii Life Decalepiw. The portal will be unavailable all day on Sunday 23rd Dec for maintenance. A general description, with any kind of information about the taxon. An appetizer, cures stomach problems in children.

Indian Endemicity Geographic Entity. A textual diagnostic description of the species that is not necessarily structured. Leaves to 6 x 4.

The plant is often confused with Hemidesmus indicusIndian sarsaparilla [3] The root contains antioxidants and extraction methods for it have been patented. In open rocky slopes and rocky crevices of dry to moist deciduous forests. Also includes information referring to territorial extension of the individual or group in terms of its activities feeding, mating, etc.

Nomenclature and Classification Nomenclature and Classification. Demography and Conservation Demography and Conservation. Occurrence Occurrence Hamiltoniii Records. Comprising deczlepis size, shape, texture and orientation. However, benefits to ecosystems not specific to humans are best treated under Risk statement what happens when the organism is removed.