Cyclea peltata

Botanical Description

Cyclea peltata is a much-branched, slender, twining plant growing from a tuberous rootstock; it can grow up to 5 metres tall[ 1960 Title Ethnobotanical Studies on Some Rare and Endemic Floristic Elements of Eastern Ghats-Hill Ranges of South East Asia, Publication Ethnobotanical Leaflets 11: 52-70. 2007 Author Rao D.M. & Pullaiah T. Publisher Year 2007 ISBN Description ].. The plant is a commonly used medicinal herb in India, where it is gathered in quantity from the wild for local use and for trade[ 2020 Title Trade in Indian Medicinal Plants Publication Ethnobotany of India Vol 5., 321-345, 2018 Author D.K.Ved, S.Noorunnisa Begum, & K.Ravi Kumar Publisher Apple Academic Press; Oakville, Canada Year 2018 ISBN 978-1-77188-600-0 Description ].