<p>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Cucurbitaceae&amp;w=91314344@N00&amp;m=tags&amp;z=m">https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Cucurbitaceae&amp;w=91314344@N00&amp;m=tags&amp;z=m</a>"&gt;Cucurbitaceae&lt;/a&gt; (pumpkin, or gourd family) » <i>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Diplocyclospalmatus&amp;w=91314344@N00&amp;m=tags&amp;z=m">https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Diplocyclospalmatus&amp;w=91314344@N00&amp;m=tags&amp;z=m</a>"&gt;Diplocyclos palmatus&lt;/a&gt;</i>
</p><p><b>dy-PLO-sy-klos</b> -- from the Greek <i>diploos</i> (double) and <i>cyclos</i> (circular, wheel) ... &lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Diplocyclos">http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Diplocyclos</a>" rel="noreferrer nofollow"&gt;Dave's Botanary&lt;/a&gt;
</p><p><b>pahl-MAY-tus</b> -- shaped like the palm of the hand ... &lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=palmatus">http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=palmatus</a>" rel="noreferrer nofollow"&gt;Dave's Botanary&lt;/a&gt;
</p><p><b>commonly known as</b>: lollipop climber, marble vine, native bryony, striped cucumber • <b>Gujarati</b>: શિવલિંગી shivalingi • <b>Hindi</b>: शिवलिंगी shivalingi • <b>Kannada</b>: ಲಿಂಗತೊಂಡೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ lingatonde balli, ಶಿವಲಿಂಗಿ shivalingi • <b>Konkani</b>: ಕಾರ್ಟ karta • <b>Malayalam</b>: ഐവിരലിക്കോവ aiviralikkova, കരിങ്കായി karinkaayi, നെയ്യുണ്ണി neyyunni, വേലിച്ചെടി velichedi • <b>Marathi</b>: महादेवी mahadevi, शिवलिंगी shivalingi • <b>Nepali</b>: सावा sava शिवलिंगी shivalingi • <b>Sanskrit</b>: आपस्तम्भिनी apashtambhini, चित्रफला chitraphala, लिङ्गजा lingaja, लिङ्गिनी lingini, शिववल्ली shivavalli • <b>Tamil</b>: ஐவிரலி aivirali • <b>Telugu</b>: లింగ దొండ lingadonda • <b>Tulu</b>: ಲಿಂಗತೊಂಡೆ lingatonde
</p><p><b>Native to</b>: tropical Africa, China, Japan, Bhutan, India, Indo-China, Malesia, n Australia
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<b>References</b>: &lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Lollipop">http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Lollipop</a> Climber.html" rel="noreferrer nofollow"&gt;Flowers of India&lt;/a&gt; • &lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=839">http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=839</a>" rel="noreferrer nofollow"&gt;ENVIS - FRLHT&lt;/a&gt; • &lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?409855">http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?409855</a>" rel="noreferrer nofollow"&gt;NPGS / GRIN&lt;/a&gt; • &lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/">http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/</a>" rel="noreferrer nofollow"&gt;DDSA&lt;/a&gt;
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/91314344@N00">Dinesh Valke</a> from Thane, India
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/49315803626/">Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C.Jeffrey</a>