Ceropegia longifolia Wall.

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (Milkweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ceropegia borii Raizada; Ceropegia lanceolata Wight & Arn.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ceropegia longifolia Wall.
  • Habit : Climber
  • Key identification features : Slender climbers or twiners; branches pubescent; Leaves narrowly elongate-Ianceolate, pubescent above, ciliate at margin, coriaceous; Inflorescence axillary, pedunculate umbelliform, few flowered cyme; Flowers purplish green; corolla lobes lanceolate, ciliate; Follicles linear, cylindriccal, diverging; Seeds comose.
  • Flower, Fruit : August- September
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Tirap
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 164
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ceropegia longifolia. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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