- Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
(MILKWEED FAMILY)
- Family (as per The Plant List) : Apocynaceae
- Species : Ceropegia candelabrum
- Variety : candelabrum
- Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ceropegia candelabrum L.
- Vernacular name : Bitharige (Kan.); Nimmatai, Langatai, Bachalimanda, Pullamanda, Manchimanda, Tiyyamanda (Tel.)
- Collection Nos : HJCB-0193; HJCB-0246
- Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.; Arun Singh R. & K.R.K.Swamy
- Collection Date : 19/11/14; 28/11/2014
- Collection Locality : Palamner forest range, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State; Tirumala Hills, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
- Habitat : Scrub forest; Open deciduous forest
- Habit : Climber
- Flower, Fruit : August-March
- Native : India
- Comments : Occasional on hills up to 1200 m in scrub jungles and dry deciduous forests.
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Distribution Locality : Anantagiri Hills, Simhachalam Hills (Visakhapatnam district), Palamner R.F., Tirumala Hills, Nagalapuram Hills (Chittoor district), Guntur district, Rampa Hills (East Godavari district), Prakasham district, Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Dharmapuri district (Tamil Nadu State)
- World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
- Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Ceropegia candelabrum var. candelabrum. Downloaded on 1 February 2025.
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