Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Menispermaceae | Genus: Cocculus | Species: Cocculus pendulus (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Diels( पिलवन ) |
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| Synonym | Cocculus leaeba (Delile) DC., Menispermum leaeba Delile, Epibaterium pendulum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Parwatti, Vehri, Pilwan, Villumbi | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec | |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Pilwan | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Upto 700 m. | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | A drupe, 4-7 mm long, 4-5 mm broad, endocarp ribbed on the lateral faces. |
| Habitat | Scrub jungle and deciduous forests | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Angola, Abyssinia, Senegal, Sudan, Nigeria, Egypt, Arabia, Afghanistan, Pakistan (Sind), India. | Bark Details | Bark grayish brown to dark brown |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Panipat, Rohtak, Sonepat | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | A much branched, climbing shrub. Stem striate, glabrous, puberulous when young. Leaves very variable in size and shape, 2-5 cm long, 0.9-1.8 cm broad, rather coriaceous, lanceolate-oblong or ovate or absolutely trapezoidal. Male flowers sessile or shortly pedicellate, few-flowered, solitary or clustered. Fruit a drupe, 4-7 mm long, 4-5 mm broad, endocarp ribbed on the lateral faces. | Leaf Details | Leaves very variable in size and shape, 2-5 cm long, 0.9-1.8 cm broad, rather coriaceous, lanceolate-oblong or ovate or absolutely trapezoidal. |
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