Cissus quadrangularis L.

KISS-us or SISS-us -- Latin name for ivy ... Dave's Botanary
kwad-ran-gew-LAIR-iss -- four-angled ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: adamant creeper, bone setter, devil's backbone, edible stemmed vine, square-stalked vine, veldt grape, winged treebine • Assamese: হাড়-ঘুনুচা hara-ghunuca, হাড়জোৰা লতা harajoraa-lata • Bengali: হাড়জোড়া harajora • Dogri: हड्ड-जोड haddjod • Gujarati: અસ્થિશૃંખલા asthisrnkhala, ચોધારી chodhari, હાડસાંકળ hadasankal,કાંડવેલ kandavel • Hindi: अस्थिभंग asthibhanga, हड़जोड़ा harajora • Kachchhi: સાંધાવલ sandhaval • Kannada: ಅಸ್ಥಿಸಂಹಾರ asthisanhara, ಬಕ್ಕುಡಿ bakkudi, ಮಂಗರವಲ್ಲಿ mangaravalli, ಸಂದುಬಳ್ಳಿ sanduballi, ವಜ್ರವಲ್ಲಿ vajravalli • Konkani: कांडवेल kandavel, म्हसवेल mhasvel, ಸಂದ್ ಬಳ್ಳಿ sandu balli • Malayalam: ചങ്ങലംപരണ്ട changalamparanda • Marathi: घणसवेल ghanasvel, घोणसकांडें ghonuskande, कांडवेल kandavel, म्हसवेल mhasvel • Odia: ଅସ୍ଥିଭଙ୍ଗ asthibhanga, ହାଡ଼ ଭଙ୍ଗା harda bhanga • Sanskrit: अस्थिभङ्ग asthibhanga, अस्थिसंहार asthisamhara, अस्थियुज् asthiyuj, चतुर्धारिन् chaturdharin, चित्रकाण्डाली chitrakandali, काण्डलता kandalata, सिरालक siralaka, वज्रवल्लि vajravalli • Santali: ᱠᱟᱢᱨᱟᱡᱽ kamraj • Tamil: அருகணி arukani, கிருட்டி kirutti, பிரண்டை pirantai, வச்சிரவல்லி vaccira-valli • Telugu: గుడమతీగ gudametige, నల్లేరు nalleru, వజ్రవల్లి vajravalli • Tulu: ಸಂದ್ ಬೂರು sandu booru • Urdu: هڙجوڙا harjora


botanical names: Cissus quadrangularis L. ... synonyms: Saelanthus quadragonus (L.) Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel. • Vitis quadrangularis (L.) Wall. ex Wight ... and some accepted infraspecifics at POWO

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

adamant creeper, devil's backbone, veld grape

• Wikipedia

bone setter

• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu ... literal translation of the Sanskrit name of this plant - अस्थिसंहारक asthisamharaka - one that siezes bone, sets bone, saves bone from destruction ... a name given due to plant's therapeutic ability to heal bones

edible stemmed vine

• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
• Philippine Medicinal Plants

veldt grape, winged treebine

• Philippine Medicinal Plants

square-stalked vine

• for synonym ... Vitis quadrangularis (L.) Wall. ex Wight ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

হাড়-ঘুনুচা hara-ghunuca, হাড়জোৰা লতা harajoraa-lata

• Many thanks to Sonjib Sarma and Brahmananda Pattiri for help with these names ... facebook

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

হাড়জোড়া harajora

• Wikipedia
• for synonym ... Vitis quadrangularis (L.) Wall. ex Wight ... Flora of Assam Vol. I Part II

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

हड्ड-जोड haddjod

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

અસ્થિશૃંખલા asthisrnkhala, હાડસાંકળ hadasankal

• Many thanks to Viplav Gangar for help with these names ... efloraofindia
• or હાડસાકળ hadasakal ... for synonym ... Vitis quadrangularis (L.) Wall. ex Wight ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)

ચોધારી chodhari,કાંડવેલ kandavel

• for synonym ... Vitis quadrangularis (L.) Wall. ex Wight ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
• ચોધારી chodhari = four-edged; also named as ત્રિધારી tridhari = three-edged; the stem is normally four-angled, found occasionally three-angled

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

अस्थिभंग asthibhanga, हड़जोड़ा harajora

• A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~

સાંધાવલ sandhaval (or સાંધીયાવલ sandhiyaval)

• PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

ಅಸ್ಥಿಸಂಹಾರ asthisanhara

• Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar

ಬಕ್ಕುಡಿ bakkudi

• for synonym ... Vitis quadrangularis (L.) Wall. ex Wight ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

ಮಂಗರವಲ್ಲಿ mangaravalli

• Wikipedia
• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
• or ಮಂಗರಬಳ್ಳಿ mangaraballi ... for synonym ... Vitis quadrangularis (L.) Wall. ex Wight ... Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore
• or ಮಂಗರೋಳಿ mangaroli ... Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar

ಸಂದುಬಳ್ಳಿ sanduballi

• for synonym ... Vitis quadrangularis (L.) Wall. ex Wight ... Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore
• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu ... this name ಸಂದುಬಳ್ಳಿ sanduballi (jointed climber) arose as it has well marked nodes and internodes giving the appearance of jointed stem

ವಜ್ರವಲ್ಲಿ vajravalli

• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
• ವಜ್ರ vajra = diamond, known for being toughest substance on earth; ವಲ್ಲಿ valli = creeper, climber ... referring to climber's efficacy in repairing bone fractures, restoring the toughness to the bone

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

कांडवेल kandavel, म्हसवेल mhasvel

• Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak

ಸಂದ್ ಬಳ್ಳಿ sandu balli

• for synonym ... Vitis quadrangularis (L.) Wall. ex Wight ... Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

ചങ്ങലംപരണ്ട changalamparanda

• A Malayalam and English dictionary by Hermann Gundert
• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
• for synonym ... Vitis quadrangularis (L.) Wall. ex Wight ... Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

घणसवेल ghanasvel

• A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)

घोणसकांडें ghonuskande

• also घणसकांडें ghanaskande ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas) ... घोणस ghonus OR घणस ghanas = a large snake, python; कांडें kande = joint or knot, an articulation; the portion included between two knots, an internodation ... the climber spreads and coils in the form of the snake, and is said to be resorted to and eaten by cattle bitten by that snake

कांडवेल kandavel

• The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा
• A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas) ... कांड kanda = a joint or knot, an articulation; the portion included between two knots, an internodation; वेल vel = creeper, climber ... referring to the climber's stem with conspicuous nodes (joints); it is distinguished into चौधारी कांडवेल chaudhari kandavela = four-angled & तिधारी कांडवेल tidhari kandavela = three-angled

म्हसवेल mhasvel

• ENVIS - FRLHT ... म्हस mhas = buffalo; वेल vel = creeper, climber

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

ଅସ୍ଥିଭଙ୍ଗ asthibhanga, ହାଡ଼ ଭଙ୍ଗା harda bhanga

• for synonym ... Vitis quadrangularis (L.) Wall. ex Wight ... Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

अस्थिभङ्ग asthibhanga, चतुर्धारिन् chaturdharin, चित्रकाण्डाली chitrakandali

• ॥ विकिशब्दकोशः॥ स्वतन्त्रः संस्कृतशब्दकोशः ...
  • अस्थि asthi = bone; भङ्ग bhanga = break, fracture ... named so for the plant's supposed efficacy in treating bone fractures
  • चतुर chatur = four; धारिन् dharin = edged ... four-edged - referring to the four-angled stem of the plant

अस्थिसंहार asthisamhara

• ENVIS - FRLHT ... अस्थि asthi = bone; संहार samhara = to set, to seize, to save from destruction ... the name given to plant for its therapeutic abilities of healing bones

अस्थियुज् asthiyuj, सिरालक siralaka

• for synonym ... Vitis quadrangularis (L.) Wall. ex Wight ... ॥ विकिशब्दकोशः॥ स्वतन्त्रः संस्कृतशब्दकोशः

काण्डलता kandalata, वज्रवल्लि vajravalli

• for synonym ... Vitis quadrangularis (L.) Wall. ex Wight ... Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore

~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~

ᱠᱟᱢᱨᱟᱡᱽ kamraj

• Many thanks to Prasanta Hembram for help with this name ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

அருகணி arukani, கிருட்டி kirutti, பிரண்டை pirantai, வச்சிரவல்லி vaccira-valli

• for square-stalked vine ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
• கிருட்டி kirutti or கிரீட்டி kiritti | பிரண்டை pirantai or புரண்டை purantai | வச்சிரவல்லி vaccira-valli or வயிரவல்லி vayira-valli

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

గుడమతీగ gudametige, నల్లేరు nalleru, వజ్రవల్లి vajravalli

• ENVIS - FRLHT
• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

ಸಂದ್ ಬೂರು sandu booru

• Tulu-English Dictionary (1886) by Rev. A. Männer
• for synonym ... Vitis quadrangularis (L.) Wall. ex Wight ... Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore
• or ಸಂದ್ ಬಳ್ಳು sandu ballu ... Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu

~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~

هڙجوڙا harjora

• A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

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