Names of Plants in India: Vincetoxicum dalzellii (Hook.f.) Kuntze

vin-kee-TOKS-ih-kum -- Latin: vinco (to conquer); toxicum (poison), referring to its supposed ability to provide an antidote to snakebites ... Dave's Botanary
del-ZEL-ee-eye -- named after Nicol Alexander Dalzell [↗], a prominent Scottish botanist, Conservator of Forests in Bombay ... compiled from the web

commonly known as: fleshy ipecac • Gujarati: રાડારૂડી radarudi • Marathi: लहान पितमारी lahan pitmari

known for / parts made use of: leaves, stems, roots (substitute) ... compiled from the web

botanical names: Vincetoxicum dalzellii (Hook.f.) Kuntze ... homotypic synonyms: Tylophora carnosa Dalzell & A.Gibson • Tylophora dalzellii Hook.f. ... and more at POWO, retrieved October 31, 2026

Bibliography / etymology / notes

Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

fleshy ipecac

Flowers of India ... (accessed: October 31, 2026)

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

રાડારૂડી radarudi

for Tylophora dalzellii Hook.f. ... Odedra, Nathabhai K., 2009, "Ethnobotany of Maher Tribe In Porbandar District, Gujarat, India", thesis PhD, Saurashtra University ... (accessed: October 31, 2026)

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

लहान पितमारी lahan pitmari

for Tylophora dalzellii Hook.f. ... Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the second among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers

~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu; endemic

Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2026): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 26.10; last update Oct. 29th, 2026. Last accessed 31/10/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy).

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