Dregea volubilis (17103077340)

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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 -- twining commonly known as: cotton milk plant, green milkweed climber, green wax flower, sneezing silk • Assamese: খমল লতা khamal lata • Bengali: titakunga • Gujarati: માલતી malati • Hindi: अकड़ बेल akad bel, हरणडोडी harandodi, नखछिकनी nak-chikni • Kannada: ದುಗ್ಧಿವೆ dugdhive • Konkani: अमरी ambri • 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: Flowers of India • eFlora • Common Indian Wild Flowers by Isaac Kehimkar. Date: 18 April 2015, 14:54. Source: Dregea volubilis. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.