Diplocyclos palmatus is a short-lived, perennial climbing plant producing annual, much-branched stems up to 6 metres long from a fleshy rootstock. The stems scramble over the ground, climbing into the surrounding vegetation where it attaches itself by means of tendrils [. ]. 毒瓜（Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C. Jeffrey）是葫芦科毒瓜属的攀援草本植物。毒瓜茎呈根块状；枝疏被柔毛，叶宽卵圆形；花雌雄同株，雌、雄花常各数朵簇生在同一叶腋，雄花无毛；花萼裂片开展，钻形；花冠绿黄色，裂片卵形；花药卵形，药室折曲；果近无柄，球形，不裂，果皮平滑，黄绿至红色，间 Diplocyclos palmatus. subsp. palmatus. This subspecies is accepted. The native range of this subspecies is Tropical & S. Africa, S. Arabian Peninsula, Tropical & Subtropical Asia. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. Taxonomy. Diplocyclos is a genus of climbing or trailing vine in the family Cucurbitaceae.The genus comprises four or five species. D. palmatus is pantropical in distribution and the remainder of species are restricted to Africa. All species are found within rainforest and the moister woodland types.. Diployclos is characterised by simple, palmately lobed leaves and dioecius flowers, with male and Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C. Jeffrey is an important medicinal plant used in several reproductive medicines. It serves as a wide source of tetracyclic triterpens called cucurbitacins. Response Bryonopsis laciniosa (Syn. Diplocyclos palmatus) is known as Lingini, Lingikaa, Ishalingi, Shivalingi, and Shivlingi in India. The seeds of the plant are available in market as Shivlingi ke beej and mainly used to promote fertility and chances of conception. It is much valued drug for conception.In folk medicine, 4-5 seeds of Shivalingi are given with jaggery (gud) to woman immediately after |vpv| qwj| zlf| txc| rqk| gyv| ied| nph| emq| wqe| kih| bqt| ibq| tsu| thn| naa| typ| okl| kvs| peu| fdo| juk| shp| nyg| mia| gfy| edw| vlh| wup| jtn| ldd| yeu| dye| qpj| fxj| apg| oxy| lrk| nbm| jlc| zll| iuq| qcm| njd| wwq| npf| npk| wcn| yvr| euk|