Dregea volubilis (2617414125)

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Description: Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family) » Dregea volubilis DRAY-gee-uh -- named for J F Drège, German-born botanical collector and horticulturist vol-OO-BIL-iss -- meaning, twining commonly known as: cotton milk plant, green milkweed climber, green wax flower, sneezing silk • Bengali: titakunga • Burmese: gwe-dauk-nwe (hkwé:tauk-nwè) • Chinese: 南山藤 nan shan teng • Gujarati: માલતી malati • Hindi: अकड़ बेल akad bel, हरणडोडी harandodi, नखछिकनी nak-chikni • Kannada: ದುಗ್ಧಿವೆ dugdhive • Malayalam: velipparuthi • Marathi: हरणदोडी harandodi, नखसिकणी nakhasikani • Oriya: dudghika • Sanskrit: हेमजिवन्ती hemajivanti • Tamil: கொடிப்பாலை koti-p-palai • Telugu: దూదిపాలతీగ dudipalatiga Distribution: China, Indian subcontinent, south-east Asia References: eFlora • Common Indian Wild Flowers by Isaac Kehimkar. Date: 28 June 2008, 10:16. Source: Dregea volubilis. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.