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[[File:Holostemma ada-kodien Photograph By Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg|thumb|right|''Arkapushpi'', ''Holostemma'']]
'''Arkapushpi''' is a genus of Flowering plants formerly belonging to the plant family Asclepiadaceae, now considered to be part of the Apocynaceae. The genus was first described in 1810. As presently constituted, the genus contains only one known species, Holostemma ada-kodien, . It is native to southern Asia (China, Nepal, Pakistan, Kashmir, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand).
==Uses==
{{Uses|Pregnancy care}}, {{Uses|Eye care}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Loss of appetite}}, {{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}.
===Food===
Arkapushpi can be used in Food. Fleshy flower buds and tender fruits are cooked as vegetable. Buds sometimes eaten raw.<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Parts Used==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=ಅರಣೆ ಬೀಳು Arane beelu, ಜೀವ ಹಾಲೆ Jeevahaale|ml=Ada kodien|sa= Jivanti, Arkapushpi|ta=Palay kirai,|te=Palagurugu|hi=Chhirvel, Arkapushpi|en=Holostemma|gu=Khaner, Khiran }}
==Properties==
===Prabhava===
===Nutritional components===
Arkapushpi Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-A and C; β-carotene; Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Potassium, Phosphorus, Sodium, Zinc<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Habit==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Large|Triangle|leafLeaf's Margin is Entire and Venation-Cross venulated. leaves 7-15 cm length and 5-10 cm breadth, top of the leaf is smooth and bottom part is hairy}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Peduncled cymes|10–15 cm long|Yellow-white||peduncles Peduncles shorter than the petiole, stout; pedicels 1.5 cm long; calyx lobes ovate, 4 mm long; corolla 2.5 cm across, campanulate, pale purple, lobes 8 x 6 mm, ovate, obtuse. Flowering season is April-September}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblong Oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled||||Fruiting season is April-September}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
The plant can be propagated through seeds. Matured seeds are collected from the plant during December–January before they disperse. Seeds are cleaned, dried, and stored for sowing<ref name="Cultivation details"/>. Arkapushpi is available through June to October<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
File:Holostemma ada-kodien 7695.jpg|Flower
File:Holostemma ada-kodien at Thane by Dr. Raju Kasambe 03.jpg|Leaves
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==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.medicinalplantsindia.com/jivanti.html "Chemical contents"]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/229953 Diagnostic]</ref><ref name="DiagnosticCultivation details">[http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/holostemma-ada-kodien Cultivation details]</ref><ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.93, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
</references>
