Calendar Campaign
Since 2006, Oikos has been sharing monthly calendars as desktop wallpapers as part of a digital campaign aimed at raising awareness about nature, biodiversity, ecology, and conservation. Each year, a new theme is highlighted through 12 calendar wallpapers, offering a fresh perspective on various aspects of the natural world. Brief information about the topic is also shared along with the image on all our social media platforms and over email.
You can download the current month's calendar for standard (1280x1024), wide (1920x1080), and mobile (1080x1920) screens using the links below.
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2025 : Lianas : November
: Wallpaper for November 2025 :
"L I A N A S”
Dear Friends,
Clematis heynei, a woody climber is commonly known as Ranjai or Morvel. It is endemic to India and is mainly distributed across Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Karnataka. The species is occasionally found in dry deciduous-scrub forest areas and is also cultivated in gardens as an ornamental plant.
Ranjai develops as a woody climber with grooved stems and young branches densely covered with woolly hairs. The leaves are either simple or trifoliate, with entire or lobed margins. The large, showy flowers are fragrant and borne in branched axillary clusters; each flower measures approximately 4.5 cm in diameter and is off-white to white in colour.
The fruits are achenes, ‘silky-villous, ovoid, and compressed’ with long feathery tails. Flowering and fruiting occur from September to December.
Locally, this climber is used as rope for tying materials and in traditional medicine. It exhibits several therapeutic properties, including antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, analgesic, and diuretic activities. A paste prepared from the leaves is traditionally applied to treat skin diseases, wounds, and aches. In addition to its medicinal importance, Clematis heynei is valued as a garden ornamental for its attractive and fragrant flowers.
Regards,
Ketaki & Manasi
With Team oikos 🌿
(This text is a part of the Wallpaper Calendar Campaign sent by 'oikos' every month since 2006.)
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