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Local Name Shyama lata
Botanical Name Ichnocarpus frutescens (L.) W.T.Aiton
Common Name Black creeper
Family Apocynaceae
Distribution Found throughout India including Odisha. Native to tropical and subtropical Asia and northern Australia.
Habit Climber
Short Description It is a large, evergreen, woody climber with small tubular white flowers.

Descriptions

It is a large, evergreen, woody climber. Leaves are glossy, dark green, and leathery, elliptic to oblong-lanceolate with entire margins. Flowers are small, tubular, and arranged in clusters or cymes at the ends of the stems. Each flower has five petals and is typically white or cream-colored. Fruits are slender, cylindrical fruits.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

August - November

Use(s)

Root infusion is used in fever.