Common name: Jewel Vine, Hog Creeper, Malay Jewelvine • Hindi: गॊंज Gonj, Tup-bel • Marathi: गरुडवेल garudvel, mota-sirili • Tamil: கொடிப்புன்கு koti-p-punku • Malayalam: noel-valli • Telugu: చిరుతాళిబాదు chiru-tali-badu, నల్ల తీగ nalla tiga • Kannada: hallebilu, handiballi • Oriya: mohaguno • Konkani: साळोरी salori
Botanical name: Derris scandens Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Dalbergia scandens, Dalbergia timoriensis, Deguelia timoriensis
Jewel Vine is an evergreen climbing branched shrub having twining habit. It
has a tap root system without aerial roots. Leaves are compound, alternate,
leaf axis upto 19 cm long, solid, woody, green. Leaflets are
elliptic-lancelike, entire, blunt, hairless. Inflorescence is a
raceme of pea-like flowers, twice as long as the leaves. Flowers are pale
rose colored. Th standard petal is 10-11 mm long. Fruit 2.5-7.5 cm long, 9-12
mm broad, narrowed at both ends, 1-4 seeded.
Identification credit: Dinesh Valke
| Photographed at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra. |
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