Scientific Name: Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Family: Sapindaceae (Soapberry Family)
Vernacular name: Uzhinja
(Malayalam)
Tribal name: Uzhinja
(Adiya)
Habit: Climber
Habitat: Moist deciduous
forests, also in scrub jungles, Lower altitude of drier upland
Distribution: India,
Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Tropical and Sub-tropical Africa, Molucca; Introduced in
Tropical America
Tribal consumers:
Adiya
Parts Used: Leaf (After cooking)
Seasonal Availability:
April- November
Key identification features: Small
annual climbing herb with slender, smooth branches. Leaves alternate,
bi-ternate, deeply dentate or lobed. White, small flowers in axillary umbels on
coiled tendrils. Fruit a capsule 3-lobed, inflated, papery with a black seed
and white eye.
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