Skip to main content

Wildlife Spotting

Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

7.50079, 80.3548

Field Notes

Description:

Vine.
Sinhalese name- 'Gonu ke wel' and 'Gonuki'

Habitat:

Tropics.
Location- Kurunegala, Sri Lanka

Notes:

Said to be good for treating broken bones in indigenous medicine.
The Sinhalese name means "the vine eaten by the bull" due to a story of a sprained or broken leg of a bull being healed completely after eating these leaves for a few days.
Scientific name ???

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (0)

Be the first to comment

Sign in to comment
Photographed
PublishedApril 2, 2016

Community Sponsor

Butterfly
Become a Community Sponsor and Help Grow our Global Movement!

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Butterflies icon
Become a Community Sponsor

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon

Nature & Conservation Organizations

Brands & Mission-Focused Companies