Air Potato (Varahikanda / Githi)
Dioscorea bulbifera
Vigorous climbing vine with aerial tuberous bulbils in leaf axils; alternate cordate-ov...
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Balloon Vine (Kanphuti / Karnasphota)
Cardiospermum halicacabum
Delicate annual climbing herbaceous vine with axillary branched tendrils; biternate dee...
Black Pepper (Kali Mirch / Maricha)
Piper nigrum
Woody perennial climbing vine rooting at swollen nodes; broadly ovate leathery dark-gre...
Butterfly Pea (Aparajita / Gokarna)
Clitoria ternatea
Perennial herbaceous climbing twining vine; imparipinnate leaves with 5-7 elliptic leaf...
Climbing Fern (Kalijhar / Rudravali)
Lygodium flexuosum
Slender climbing fern with wiry twining rachis; pinnate fertile and sterile fronds with...
Cowplant (Gurmar / Meshashringi)
Gymnema sylvestre
Woody perennial climbing twining liana; opposite elliptic to ovate-lanceolate pubescent...
Elephant Creeper (Vidhara / Vriddhadaru)
Argyreia nervosa
Robust extensive woody twining liana with white tomentose stems; large cordate leaves w...
Giant Dodder (Akashbel / Amaravela)
Cuscuta reflexa
Leafless parasitic golden-yellow or yellowish-green twining thread-like vine; dense tan...
Guduchi (Heart-leaved Moonseed / Giloy)
Tinospora cordifolia
Extensive deciduous climbing shrub; grey-brown papery bark, aerial roots, petiolate cor...
Indian Kudzu (Vidarikand / Bidarikanda)
Pueraria tuberosa
Massive woody climber with enormous subterranean tuberous storage roots; trifoliate lar...