Ceropegia gardneri Thwaites

 
  • Family : APOCYNACEAE
    (Dogbane Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ceropegia elegans var. gardneri (Thwaites) H.Huber
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ceropegia gardneri Thwaites
  • Common name : Gardner's Ceropegia
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kammanam kizhangu (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Key identification features : Stem hairless, branched; Leaves simple, opposite – decussate, linear-lanceshaped,, exstipulate, stalked; leaf-stalk chanelled above, fringed with hairs along the margin and beneath; Inflorescence cyme, Flower white, blotched with purple, petals sparsely fringed with hairs at tip, flower tube throughout purple within, outer corona shorter than inner and having red pollinia.
  • Flower, Fruit : November- February
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Hassan district
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of Dinesh Valke
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ceropegia gardneri. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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