Tylophora indica

Common Name : Indian Ipecac, Country Ipecacuanha, Indian ipecacuahna, emetic swallow wort Botanical name : Tylophora indica Family : Apocynaceae

Kingdom – Plantae

Order - Gentianales

Genus - Tylophora

Synonyms - Cynanchum indicum, Tylophora asthmatica

Category - Climbing herb, twining shrub

Origin / Native - Indian Peninsula, Asia

Life cycle - Perennial

Flowers- Small, greenish yellow, purple, maroon blended, 5 pointed petals,

Foliage & plant - Depp green, glossy, velvety, showy, heart shaped, stalk are hairy

Propagation - Seeds

Found in - Assam, uttarakhand, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Orissa and Peninsular India

Attracts - Bees, Butterflies

Tamil- Nancaruppan, Nangilaippiratti, Nay Palai, Naippalai

Hindi- Anantamul, Jangli pikvam

Malayalam- Vallippala, Nansjera patsja

Kannada- Antamula, Nipaladaberu

Telugu- Kakapala, Verripaala

Sanskrit- Svasaghni, Lataksheeri, Shwasaghni, Arkaparni

Uses - Medicinal

Light Requirement & Feature - Full sun, well drained soils, average water

Tylophora indica plant & leaves

Indian ipecac flower cluster

Flowers & buds

Flower petals [pointed, greenish yellow with purple mixed]

Photographs: Guna Selvi Camera: Nikon D40x Location : Ayyanar kovil, kaveri river, Srirangam, trichy, tamil ndau, india