Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Complete Taxonomic details of Species: Cocculus pendulus (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Diels

Family: Menispermaceae Genus: Cocculus Species: Cocculus pendulus (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Diels( पिलवन )

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Synonym Cocculus leaeba (Delile) DC., Menispermum leaeba Delile, Epibaterium pendulum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Flower Color Greenish
Common Name Parwatti, Vehri, Pilwan, Villumbi Flower Type Panicle
English / Trade Name Flowering Period Oct-Dec
Vernacular /Local Name Pilwan Fruiting Period Jan-March
Altitude Upto 700 m. Fruit Type Drupe
Habit Climber Fruit Details A drupe, 4-7 mm long, 4-5 mm broad, endocarp ribbed on the lateral faces.
Habitat Scrub jungle and deciduous forests Bark Type Rugged
Distribution Angola, Abyssinia, Senegal, Sudan, Nigeria, Egypt, Arabia, Afghanistan, Pakistan (Sind), India. Bark Details Bark grayish brown to dark brown
Distribution in Haryana Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Panipat, Rohtak, Sonepat Origin Native
    Leaf Type Simple
    Leaf Arrangement Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
    Leaf Shape Ovate
Description of Species A much branched, climbing shrub. Stem striate, glabrous, puberulous when young. Leaves very variable in size and shape, 2-5 cm long, 0.9-1.8 cm broad, rather coriaceous, lanceolate-oblong or ovate or absolutely trapezoidal. Male flowers sessile or shortly pedicellate, few-flowered, solitary or clustered. Fruit a drupe, 4-7 mm long, 4-5 mm broad, endocarp ribbed on the lateral faces. Leaf Details Leaves very variable in size and shape, 2-5 cm long, 0.9-1.8 cm broad, rather coriaceous, lanceolate-oblong or ovate or absolutely trapezoidal.
 

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