• Family : VITACEAE
  (GRAPE FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Vitaceae
• Species : Cyphostemma auriculatum
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cyphostemma auriculatum (Roxb.) P.Singh & B.V.Shetty
• Vernacular name : Aiinthilaikkeerai (Tam.)
• Habit : Climbing Shrub
• Flower, Fruit : May-October
• Native : India
• Comments : Common on thickets on hills up to 1400 m.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Girango forest (Gajapati district) (Odisha State); Visakhapatnam district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State)
• World Distribution : India
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Cyphostemma auriculatum. Downloaded on 8 May 2024.

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