Ichnocarpus frutescens is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family known by the English common name black creeper. It is native to much of China, India, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia. In Uttarakhand it is known as kali-dudhi, and as botilai and shyamlata in Orissa, dudhilata in Madhya Pradesh, palvalli in Tamil Nadu, and siamlata in Uttar Pradesh.