Adenia hondala - Vidari

Adenia hondala

Adenia hondala is a genus of flowering plants in the passion flower family Passifloraceae. It is distributed in the Old World tropics and subtropics. The centers of diversity are in Madagascar, eastern and western tropical Africa, and Southeast Asia. The genus name Adenia comes from aden reported as the Arabic name for the plant by Peter Forsskal, the author of the genus.

Uses

Intestinal worms, Allergy, Tumor, Skin eruptions, Insect bites, Chicken pox, Itching, Diabetes.

Food

Vidari can be used in food. Leaves are cooked as vegetable.

Parts Used

Leaves, Fruits.

Chemical Composition

It contains Lanceolin, Stenodactylin, and Volkensin etc

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	ಕಾಡು ತೊಂಡೆ Kaadu tonde, ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಚೆಂಡು ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Kempu chendu hannina balli
Hindi	NA
Malayalam	Karimutukk, Mutukk
Tamil	NA
Telugu	Modika
Marathi	Kondala, Nandanbhopali
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Vidari
English	Hondala

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Nutritional components

Vidari contains the Following nutritional components like Vitamin-A, B and C; Tannins; Flavonoides; Alkaloids; glycosides; Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc.

Habit

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	lobed	Stems are thick at nodes, leaf large and deeply palmately lobed

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	2-4cm long	greenish	5-20	Flowers are large, greenish, bell-shaped with petals curled back. Fruit is green when immature, orange when ripe

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
3-valved capsule	4-8cm rounded	Fruit is partly responsible for the accidental poisoning among children		many	{{{6}}}

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

Cultivation Details

Easily grown in most soils, preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position, though it prefers full sun. Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow. Vidari's availability period is from September to January

Commonly seen growing in areas

Shrublands, Open woodlands, Grasslands, Floodplains.

Photo Gallery

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  Leaves

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  Flowers

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  Fruits

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  Leaves

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  Immature fruits

External Links

• Adenia hondala on india biodiversity portal
• Cookies on Adenia hondala on Invasive Species Compendium
• Description and Medicinal Uses of Azadirachta Indica
• von science direct