Dalechampia scandens

• Botanical Name : Dalechampia scandens L.
• Common Name : Khajavani-ni-Vel, Khajoti
• Plant Family : Euphorbiaceae
• Plant Form : Climbers
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park

About Dalechampia scandens Plant :

• Habit : Extensive climbers with pale-brown, smooth bark.
• Leaves : Palmately trifoliate, petiolate, leaflets oblong-lanceolate, serrate hairy.
• Inflorescence : Axillary, long pedunculate heads.
• Flower : Monoecious, involucral bracts foliaceous, membranous, greenish to pale-yellow.
• Fruit : Capsule globose, lobed, separating into 3-4 cocci. Seeds globose or ellipsoid.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : August - October