Envis Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
Printed Date: Thursday, December 19, 2024
List of RET Climber species of the Southern Western Ghats
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Sl. No
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Botanical name
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Family
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Uses
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Status
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1.
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Abrus fruticulosus Wight & Arn.
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Fabaceae
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Medicinal
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Data Deficient ver 3.1 2012, IUCN
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2.
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Aganosma cymosa (Roxb.) G. Don,
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Apocynaceae
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Medicinal
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Rare
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3.
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Ampelocissus latifolia (Roxb.) Planch.
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Vitaceae
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Medicinal
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Vulnerable
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4.
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Argyreia nervosa (Burm. fil.) Bojer
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Convolvulaceae
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Medicinal
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Rare
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5.
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Aristolochia tagala Cham.
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Aristalochiaceae
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Medicinal
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Nearly threatened
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6.
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Asparagus fysonii J.F.Macbr
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Liliaceae
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Edible
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Rare
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7.
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Asparagus racemosus Willd.
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Liliaceae
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Medicinal & Edible
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Threatened
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8.
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Bauhinia phoenicea Wight & Arn.
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Fabaceae
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Medicinal
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Endemic To Western Ghats
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9.
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Bauhinia vahlii Wight & Arn.
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Fabaceae
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Medicinal
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Rare
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10.
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Celastrus paniculatus Willd.
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Celastraceae
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Medicinal
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Nearly threatened]
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11.
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Ceropegia mannarana P.Umam. & P.Daniel
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Asclepiadaceae
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Medicinal
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Endangered
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12.
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Corallocarpus gracilipes Cogn.
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Cucurbitaceae
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Medicinal
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Intermediate
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13.
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Coscinium fenestratum (Goetgh.) Colebr.
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Menispermaceae
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Medicinal
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Critically endangered
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14.
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Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach
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Cucurbitaceae
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Edible
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Rare
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15.
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Gloriosa superba L.
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Liliaceae
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Medicinal
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Endangered
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16.
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Grewia heterotricha Mast.
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Tiliaceae
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Medicinal
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Endangered
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17.
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Gymnema khandalense Santapau
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Asclepiadaceae
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–
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Endengered
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18.
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Hemidesmus indicus R. Br.
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Asclepiadaceae
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Medicinal
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Depleted in Western Ghats
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19.
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Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet
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Convolvulaceae
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–
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Vulnerable
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20.
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Ipomoea muelleri Benth.
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Convolvulaceae
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–
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Rare
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21.
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Ipomoea rumicifolia Choisy
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Convolvulaceae
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–
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Rare
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22.
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Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso.
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Convolvulaceae
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–
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Endangered]
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23.
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Oxystelma esculentum (L. f.) R. Br. ex Schult.
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Asclepiadaceae
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Medicinal
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Least concern (IUCN 2011)
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24.
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Passiflora leschenaultii DC.
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Passifloraceae
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Edible
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Endemic to peninsular India]
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25.
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Piper longum L.
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Piperaceae
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Edible
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Endangered
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26.
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Pterolobium hexapetalum (Roth) Santapau & Wagh
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Mimosaceae
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Medicinal
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Endemic to peninsular India
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27.
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Pueraria tuberosa DC.
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Fabaceae
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–
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Vulnerable
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28.
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Rubus racemosus Roxb.
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Rosaceae
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Edible
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Rare
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29.
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Sarcostemma viminale (L.) R.Br.
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Asclepiadaceae
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–
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Endangered
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30.
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Smilax wightii A. DC.
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Smilacaceae
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Edible
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Endemic to Southern western Ghats
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31.
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Smilax zeylanica L.
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Smilacaceae
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Edible
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Least concern
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32.
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Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi
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Cucurbitaceae
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Edible
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Intermediate
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33.
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Toxocarpus beddomei Gamble
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Asclepiadaceae
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–
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Rare
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Source: Ariyan Sarvalingam and Arumugam Rajendran, R are, Endangered and Threatened (RET) climbers of Southern Western Ghats, India, Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 2016.