• Family : Asclepiadaceae
  (Milkweed Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
• Synonym(s) : Gongronema columnare (Wall. ex Wight) Decne.; Gongronema sagittatum (Wall.) Decne.; Gymnema columnare Wall. ex Wight; Gymnema napalense Wall.; Gymnema sagittatum Wall.
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Gongronema napalense (Wall.) Decne.
• Habit : Liana
• Habitat : Moist forests, bushland; 500 - 1500 m. altitude
• Comments / notes : Decoction of all parts is used for the treatment of leucorrhea, blennorrhea, and traumatic injury. Fine strong fibers, obtained from the inner bark, are used in making ropes, sacks, and paper.
• Flower, Fruit : June-September
• Distribution :
  • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
• Native : Bangladesh, China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
• Exotic/Native : Native
• World Distribution : Himalaya to South China
• Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 173
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Gongronema napalense. Downloaded on 30 June 2022.

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