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Karalakam (in Malayalam)

Aristolochia indica

Photo by VincentVanur
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Field Notes

Description:

It is a creeper plant found in Kerala and Sri Lanka. The leaf is used by the common people of Kerala in treating poisonous bites and cuts as a first aid.

Notes:

This plant is critical in the survival of Southern Bird Wing and Common Bird Wing Butterflies

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