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Botanical name: Cissus quadrangularis - [ (KISS-us) or (SISS-us) latin name for Ivy; (kwad-ran-gew-LAIR-iss) four-angled ] Family: Vitaceae (vitis, or grape family) - [ (vee-TAY-see-ay) the vitis (grape) family (from the Latin word for vine) ]

Origin: Southern and eastern Africa, Arabia to India

Common names of Cissus quadrangularis: Bengali: Hasjora, Harbhanga • English: Veld grape, Veldt grape, Winged treebine • Hindi: Hadjod, Hadjora • Marathi: घणसकांडें Ghanasakande, घणसवेल Ghanasvel, घोणसकांडें Ghonasakande • Russian: Циссус, Циссус четырехугольный • Sanskrit: अस्थिसंहारक asthisamharaka • Tamil: Pirandai • Telugu: Nalleru • Thai: เพชรสังฆาต Phet sangkhat, Phet cha sung khaat, สามร้อยต่อ Samroi to, San cha khuat • Zambia: Namunungwa

Succulent vine with tendrils, fleshy 3-lobed leaves and quandrangular 4-winged stem and grape-shaped leaves 2 inches long (5 cm). The flowers are also typical of the grape family are greenish white and come at the end of the summer. A good basket plant.

Cissus quadrangularis is an indigenous medicinal plant of India. The Sanskrit word asthisamharaka literally means that which saves the bones from their destruction. The use of this plant by the common folk for promoting fracture healing process is an old practice.

Courtesy: - Top Tropicals - Dave's Garden - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database - A Dictionary - Marathi and English - HerbalCure India

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Author Dinesh Valke from Thane, India
Camera location19° 07′ 21.25″ N, 72° 54′ 45.32″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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