| Fissistigma verrucosum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Fissistigma |
| Species: | F. verrucosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Fissistigma verrucosum | |
| Synonyms | |
Melodorum verrucosum Hook.f. & Thomson | |
Fissistigma verrucosum, the Indian zig-zag vine, also known as hedvekuli, or jyrmi-soh-ram-khlaw is a species of flowering liana in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to northeast India.
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