Caralluma adscendens var. adscendens

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (Milkweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Basionym : Stapelia adscendens Roxb.; Boucerosia adscendens (Roxb.) Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Caralluma adscendens (Roxb.) Haw.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Vaddaramegate (Kannada)
    • Eluvan, Muyalkombu chedi (Tamil)
    • Kundetikommulu (Telugu)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Plains, dry localities
  • Comments / notes : On foothills and hill slopes to 900m, in sheltered places amongst rocky crevices and inside thickets away from grazing. Tropical dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October (Western Ghats)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Kadapa district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Vishakapatnam district, Guntur district
    • Telangana : Mehboobnagar district
    • Kerala : Palakkad district
    • Odisha : Gajapati district, Cuttack district, Ganjam district, TVM
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, The Nilgiri district, Madurai district
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Caralluma adscendens var. adscendens. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

Botanical Description

Herbarium Specimen(s)

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India Distribution

World Distribution

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