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Caustic Vine
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Caustic Vine
ative Photo: Gunwant Mahajan
Common name: Caustic Vine, Milk rope, Sacred soma, Soma • Assamese: চন্দ্ৰলতা Sondrolota, সোমলতা Xomlota • Bengali: সোমলতা Soma-Lata • Gujarati: ચીરોડી Chirodi, સાંઢીયાવેલ Sandhiyavel, સોમવલ્લી Somvalli • Hindi: सोम Soma • Kachchhi: છીરવલ Chhirval, કરાડવલ Karadval, સાંઢીયાવલ Sandhiyaval • Kannada: ಹಂಬುಕಳ್ಳಿ Hambukalli, ಕೋಣನಹಂಬು Konanahambu, ಸೋಮ Soma, ವಸುಕಾಂತಿ Vasukaanthi • Kol: कुला तुआर Kula Tuar • Malayalam: സോമം Somam • Marathi: रानशेर Ransher, सोमलता Somlata • Odia: ବଡ଼ହୁଇ Bada Hui, ଲଟାସିଜୁ Lata Siju, ଶ୍ୟାମା Shyamaa, ସୋମଲତା Somalata • Punjabi: ਸੋਮ Som • Rajasthani: खिर खींप Khir Khimp • Sanskrit: चन्द्रवल्लरी Chandravallari, धनुर्लता Dhanurlata, द्विजप्रिया Dvijapriya, गुल्मवल्ली Gulmavalli, इन्दुलेखा Indulekha, इन्दुवल्ली Induvalli, महागुल्म Mahagulma, पद्मकाष्ठ Padmakashtha, सोम Soma, सोमक्षीरी Somakshiri, सोमलता Somalata, सोमार्ह Somarha, सोमवल्ली Somavalli, सुरेष्ट Sureshta, यज्ञाङ्ग Yajnanga, यज्ञश्रेष्ठ Yajnashreshtha, यज्ञवल्ली Yajnavalli • Sindhi: ڏُنبَرُ Dumbar, ٿوهرِنجلُ Thohrinjal • Tamil: கொடிக்கள்ளி Kodikkalli, சோமம் Somam • Telugu: దుష్టపు తీగ Dustappa Tiga, ఎరిపులింగ Eripulinga, జిగటషుముడు Jigatshumoodoo, కొరకల్లి Korakalli, కాడు జెముడు Kadu Jemudu, కొండపాల Kondapala, పద్మ కాష్ఠము Padmakashtam, పుల్ల జెముడు Pulla Jemudu, పుల్ల తీగ Pulla Tige, సోమలత Somalata, సోమము Somamu, తీగ జెముడు Theega Jamudu • Tulu: ಸೋಮವಲ್ಲಿ Somavalli • Urdu: سوم Soma Source: Names of Plants in India
Botanical name: Cynanchum viminale    Family: Apocynaceae (Oleander family)
Synonyms: Sarcostemma viminale, Cynanchum viminale, Apocynum viminale
Caustic Vine is a succulent climbing plant. Stems and branches are mostly prostrate or scrambling over other vegetation, grey-green, producing milky sap when broken. The lower part of the stem has a thick corky bark. The leaves are reduced to scales. Star-shaped, creamish-yellow-green flowers are borne in spherical umbels, sweetly scented. Fruits are carrot-shaped, containing seeds with a pappus of white, silky hairs. Caustic Vine is native to India, Africa and Australia.
Medicinal uses: Plant extract is given in digestive disorders. Plant paste is applied on fractured bone.
Identification credit: Gunwant Mahajan Photographed at Markal, near Alandi, East of Pune.
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