Ventilago maderaspatana
Gaertn.
Red ventilago creeper
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Description
A woody climber or shrub. The branches are brown and hairy. The leaves are pale green underneath. They are narrowly and 6-15 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. The flowers are in groups near the ends of branches. The fruit is 5-6 cm across. It is hairy. The stone has one seed. It is 3 mm across.
Edible Uses
The seeds are eaten after cooking and yield an edible fatty oil. The roots are also edible.
Traditional Uses
The seeds are eaten after cooking. The seeds yield an edible fatty oil.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. In Yunnan. It occurs in the Western Ghats in India.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, SE Asia, Sri Lanka,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds.
Also Known As
Ettashirattalativva, Ettasurugudu, Kanvel, Lokhandi, Papilli, Papudi, Pitti, Pupli, Rahatarohado, Raktapita, Raktavalli, Roktopitta, Ruktupita, Sajumalo, Suralatige, Surali, Suratichekka, Surgugudu, Surulbattaikhodi, Ta-yaw-nyo, Thwedet, Toridi, Vembadam, Ventilago merah, Wasonwe
References (7)
- Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 670
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 2 (I-Z) p 2265
- Fruct. sem. pl. 1:223, t. 49, fig. 2. 1788
- Kumar, R. & Saikia, P., 2020, Wild edible plants of Jharkhand and their utilitarian perspectives. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol 19 (2), April 2020, pp 237-250
- Menninger, E.A., 1977, Edible Nuts of the World. Horticultural Books. Florida p 122
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- Singh, H.B., Arora R.K.,1978, Wild edible Plants of India. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. p 83
- Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 988
