Cucurbitaceae (pumpkin, or gourd family) »
Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C. Jeffrey
dy-PLO-sy-klos -- from the Greek
diploos (double) and
cyclos (circular, wheel) ...
Dave's Botanary
pahl-MAY-tus -- shaped like the palm of the hand ...
Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: lollipop climber, marble vine, native bryony, striped cucumber •
Gujarati: શિવલિંગી shivalingi •
Hindi: शिवलिंगी shivalingi •
Kannada: ಲಿಂಗತೊಂಡೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ lingatonde balli, ಶಿವಲಿಂಗಿ shivalingi •
Konkani: ಕಾರ್ಟ karta •
Malayalam: ഐവിരലിക്കോവ aiviralikkova, കരിങ്കായി karinkaayi, നെയ്യുണ്ണി neyyunni, വേലിച്ചെടി velichedi •
Marathi: महादेवी mahadevi, शिवलिंगी shivalingi •
Nepali: सावा sava, शिवलिंगी shivalingi •
Sanskrit: आपस्तम्भिनी apashtambhini, चित्रफला chitraphala, लिङ्गजा lingaja, लिङ्गिनी lingini, शिववल्ली shivavalli •
Tamil: ஐவிரலி aivirali •
Telugu: లింగ దొండ lingadonda •
Tulu: ಲಿಂಗತೊಂಡೆ lingatonde
Native to: tropical Africa, China, Japan, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China, Malesia, n Australia
References:
Flowers of India •
Some Magnetic Island Plants
