Global InformationCoscinium fenestratum information
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| Illustration of plant parts from Coscinium fenestratum (1852). | |
Conservation status
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 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Menispermaceae |
| Genus: | Coscinium |
| Species: | C. fenestratum
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| Binomial name | |
| Coscinium fenestratum (Goetgh.) Colebr
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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), Daru Haridra (in Sanskrit), Mara Manjal (in Tamil and Malayalam),[4] Haem herb (in Thai),[5] Voer Romiet (in Khmer),[6] etc.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Coscinium fenestratum (Goetgh.) Colebr. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mooss, N. S. (1983). "Identification of Daru–Haridra (Coscinium fenestratum)". Anc Sci Life. 2 (3): 135–136. PMC 3336755. PMID 22556968.
- ^ Coscinium Usitatum Archived 2014-02-12 at archive.today Health & Herbals
- ^ 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.