''Ancistrocladus heyneanus'' or kardal is a
liana
A liana is a long-Plant stem, stemmed Woody plant, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the Canopy (biology), canopy in search of direct sunlight. T ...
endemic
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to the
Western Ghats of southwestern
India
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. Leaves are alternate, oblong in shape, 10–25 cm long, margins are entire.
References
External links
About Medicinal researchAbout Medicinal researchDetails about the plant* https://www.lap-publishing.com/catalog/details/store/gb/book/978-3-8473-0181-3/betulinic-acid-from-ancistrocladus-heyneanus-wall-ex-grah
Ancistrocladaceae
Endemic flora of the Western Ghats
Plants described in 1839
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