IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN) Decalepis hamiltonii Wight & Arn., Contr. Bot. India 64 1834. (Syn: Apocynum reticulatum Herb. Madras ex Wall. (ambiguous synonym)); India (SW-Ghats (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu)) as per Catalogue of life; Decalepis hamiltonii Wight & Arn. is a species of plant in the genus Decalepis. It is endemic to Peninsular India and known by its names of Maredu Kommulu, Nannari kommulu and Madina Kommulu in Telugu, Makali beru in Kannada and Magali kizhangu in Tamil is a plant whose root is used in ayurvedic medicines and for use in pickles. It belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae. The English name of swallowroot is sometimes used for the plant and studies have shown that it has insecticidal activity and a potential use in control of stored grain pests. The active ingredient in the root was synthesized and encapsulated with beta-cyclodextrins. The roots were also subjected to supercritical carbon-dioxide based extraction at the Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India. The root contains antioxidants and extraction methods for it have been patented.[1] The popularity of decalepis in the International markets recently has made the price of it soar and sends worrying signals of it getting being endangered due to over-exploitation.[2] (From Wikipedia on 13.5.14)
Decalepis hamiltonii W&A. SN May 06 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3). Decalepis hamiltonii W. & Arn. wild as well as cultivated climber, roots used in pickling, preparing a cool drink, it often substituted with Hemidesmus indicus, it is endemic to Peninsular India. Excellent images ... thanks for showing..
Decalepis hamiltonii Wight & Arn. Local name- Makali beru Location- Makali durga As the name suggests, Makali beru might derived its name from the place where this photograph was taken- Makali durga (or the otherway around too)
ANAUG03 Plant for ID : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4). This seemed to be a short tree Although I have only seen such fruits on Asclepiad and Apocynaceae climbers before. Makalidurga July 2014 Nice pictures of Decalepis hamiltonii (Apocynaceae), a S.Indian endemic. ANMAY02/02 Decalepis hamiltonii Wight & Arn. : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6) Family: Apocynaceae Date: 30th April 2015 Place: Tumkur-Hassan border, Karnataka Habit: Liana Habitat: Scrub forest Kannada name: Makali beru Five petaled flowers often mimic human figure esp like the one drawn by da vinci here the flowers remind ma a teddy bear with a big belt buckle that's how my brain will file this case cant help it i thought i'll share my filing system
: 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5) It is my pleasure to share few images of Decalepis hamiltonii (Apocynaceae) said to be endemic to Southern Peninsular India Habit: Shrub Habitat: Dry deciduous forest. Sighting: Devarayanadurga, Tumkur, Karnataka, about 800 msl Date: 29-06-2014, 07-07-2014, 12-07-2014 and 02-08-2014 Whether it was trying to climb somewhere? Yes ... It appeared that it was leaning towards another bush by the side. Had produced lot of branches in that direction. Thank you ..., It appeared from the photos that the habit is scandent, forming a bush.
Found in Jawadhu hills of Eastern ghats. Locals collected from hills.
Decalepis hamiltonii, Apocynaceae, : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) - 1 mb or more. Decalepis hamiltonii, Apocynaceae, (Cultivated) June 17,2020 Aurangabad MH Endemic to Peninsular India, root used in cool drinks, pickle and Ayurvedic medicines. Thanks, … 🙏🙏You are welcome. It is me who should express gratitude for this Virtual University of Botany named eflora of India. It is a very important source of knowledge for me regarding plant study. I will keep contributing to the same. Thanks, … Any contribution from your side will be valuable for us. References:
Catalogue of life The Plant List Ver.1.1
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NISCARE (pdf) A report of the threatened plant Decalepis hamiltonii Wight & Arn. (Asclepiadaceae) from the mid elevation forests of Pachamalai Hills of the Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India V. Anburaja 1, V. Nandagopalan 2, S. Prakash 3 & A. Lakshmi Prabha 4- Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | December 2012 | 4(15): 3447–3449 |
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