Envis Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
Printed Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024
Climbers common in sacred groves
Sl No
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Name
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Family
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1
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Abrus precatorius L.
|
Fabaceae
|
2
|
Acacia intsia W & A
|
Leguminosae.
|
3
|
Ampelocissus arnottiana Planch.
|
Vitaceae
|
4
|
Anamirta cocculus (L) W&A
|
Menispermaceae
|
5
|
Asparagus racemosus Willd.
|
Asparagaceae
|
6
|
Calycopteris floribunda Lam.
|
Combretaceae
|
7
|
Cissus pallida L.
|
Vitaceae
|
8
|
Coccinia cordifolia (L.) Cong.
|
Cucurbitaceae
|
9
|
Combretum latifolium Blume.
|
Combretaceae
|
10
|
Cyclea peltata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thoms
|
Menispermaceae
|
11
|
Dioscorea pentaphylla L.
|
Dioscoreaceae
|
12
|
Gloriosa superba L.
|
Colchicaceae
|
13
|
Gnetum ula Brongn
|
Gnetaceae
|
14
|
Ichnocarpus.frutescens (L) R. Brown.
|
Apocynaceae
|
15
|
Ipomoea alba L.
|
Convolvulaceae
|
16
|
Jasminum angustifolium (L) Vahl.
|
Oleaceae
|
17
|
Kunstleria keralensis Mohanan et Nair
|
Fabaceae
|
18
|
Mikania cordata (Burm. f) Robins.
|
Asteraceae
|
19
|
Morinda umbellata L.
|
Rubiaceae
|
20
|
Moullava spicata (Dalz.) Nicolson
|
Caesalpiniaceae
|
21
|
Mucuna gigantea DC.
|
Fabaceae
|
22
|
Myxopyrum serratulum A.W. Hill
|
Oleaceae
|
23
|
Naravelia zeylanica (L) DC.
|
Ranunculaceae
|
24
|
Passiflora.foetida L.
|
Passifloraceae
|
25
|
Piper longum L.
|
Piperaceae
|
26
|
Piper nigrum L.
|
Piperaceae
|
27
|
Quisqualis indica L.
|
Combretaceae
|
28
|
Sarcostigma kleinii W&A
|
Icacinaceae
|
29
|
Smilax zeylanica L.
|
Smilacaceae
|
30
|
Ziziphus rugosa Lam
|
Rhamnaceae
|
Source: Kerala Forest Department
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