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 • 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: 2 July 2011, 08:47. Source:
Sneezing Silk. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
19° 17′ 27.74″ N, 72° 55′ 05.31″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 19.291038; 72.918141.