Hoya veridiflora
Uses
India: root eaten. Leaves eaten uncooked or boiled. Fruit eaten. Flowers eaten uncooked or prepared into a bhaji./Among the Bhil people, of Durgi and other villages in the Dholka Taluka, a powder (said to be pollen) is removed from the flowers and used in the preparation of Dhoklas, a small, thick bread. India (Madras Presidency): leaves used as greens.
Additional Information
- Name Authority:
- R. Br. Griff.
- Vernaculars:
- Bombay Presidency, Panch Mahals district, Godhra: Doda Flowers, Dodi. Khandesh district, Talda: Chiri. Ahmednagar district: Phundi. Vernacular name - Tamil: Cooringee keeray.
- Misc:
- Grows in all kinds of soils at altitudes up to 2,000 meters