Diplocyclos palmatus is a vine in the family Cucurbitaceae.

It is commonly known as native bryony or striped cucumber.

[1] In Marathi, it is called shivlingi due to its seed which resembles a lingam.

The vine grows in thickets, monsoon forests, lowland and upland disturbed areas, and mountain rain forests.

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