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Gudmari

Local Name	:	Gudmari
Botanical Name	:	Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br. ex Sm
Common Name	:	Gymnema, Gurmar
Family	:	Apocynaceae
Distribution	:	It is found throughout Odisha and all tropical zones of India. It is native to tropical forests in central and southern India, tropical Africa, and Australia
Habit	:	Climber
Short Description	:	It is a woody climbing shrub. It has elliptic leaves and small yellowish flower.

Descriptions

It is a woody climbing shrub covered with small, opposite leaves. Leaves are simple, opposite, and elliptical to lanceolate in shape, with a pointed tip. It produces small, yellowish-green flowers arranged in axillary clusters or cymes.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

August - December

Use(s)

Leaves are consumed in diabetes.