Coscinium fenestratum

Coscinium fenestratum
Illustration of plant parts from Coscinium fenestratum (1852).
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Coscinium
Species:
C. fenestratum
Binomial name
Coscinium fenestratum
(Goetgh.) Colebr
Synonyms[2]
  • Coscinium maingayi Pierre
  • Coscinium miosepalum Diels
  • Coscinium peltatum Merr.
  • Coscinium usitatum Pierre
  • Coscinium wallichianum Miers
  • Coscinium wightianum Miers ex Diels

Coscinium fenestratum, or yellow vine as it is sometimes referred to in English, is a flowering woody climber, native to South Asia and Mainland Southeast Asia. It is rare and critically endangered in many of its habitats.

Coscinium fenestratum is a member of the family Menispermaceae and the genus Coscinium. The plant is known by many different names, such as:[3] Tree turmeric, False calumba, Colombo weed, Weni wel (වෙනිවැල්), Weniwelgeta (වෙනිවැල්ගැට) (in Sinhala), Dāru Haridrā or Kāleyaka (दारुहरिद्रा, कालेयकः in Sanskrit), Mara Manjal (in Tamil and Malayalam),[4] Haem herb (in Thai),[5] Voer Romiet (in Khmer),[6] etc.

  1. ^ Ved, D.; Saha, D.; Ravikumar, K.; Haridasan, K. (2015). "Coscinium fenestratum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T50126585A50131325. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T50126585A50131325.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Coscinium fenestratum (Goetgh.) Colebr. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1
  3. ^ Senarath, W.T.P.S.K. (2010). "In vitro propagation of Coscinium fenestratum (Gaertn.) Colebr. (Menispermaceae) – an endangered medicinal plant". Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka. 38 (4): 219–223. doi:10.4038/jnsfsr.v38i4.2648. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.
  4. ^ Mooss, N. S. (1983). "Identification of Daru–Haridra (Coscinium fenestratum)". Anc Sci Life. 2 (3): 135–136. PMC 3336755. PMID 22556968.
  5. ^ Coscinium Usitatum Archived 2014-02-12 at archive.today Health & Herbals
  6. ^ Ashwell, D. and Walston, N. (2008): An overview of the use and trade of plants and animals in traditional medicine systems in Cambodia. TRAFFIC Southeast Asia, Greater Mekong Programme, Ha Noi, Viet Nam.