These seeds were collected from Tinospora cordifolia, also known as heart-leaved moonseed, Kanda Amrta, guduchi, and giloy. This plant likes to live in sun to light shade. The flower blooms from late winter until early spring. The above ground roots are used to tie and bundle things. This is a larval host plant for the Clipper butterfly. USDA Hardiness Zones 10 to 12.