Family: AscepiadaceaeLocal name(Telugu) Kakkupala/Mekameyyani aakuDistribution:Common over bushes and hedges in tropical India.Much branched climbing shrubs with fleshy roots, Leaves ovate elliptic, base cordate, pubescent, flowers 1 to 1.2cm across, yellow with purple inside, in lateral compound umbels. Leaf is used for the treatment of Asthma.