Caralluma bicolor V.S.Ramach., S.Joseph, H.A.John & Sofiya

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (Milkweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Caralluma adscendens var. bicolor (V.S.Ramach., S.Joseph, H.A.John & Sofiya) Karupp., Ugraiah & Pull.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Scrub
  • Flower, Fruit : August-October
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : Western Ghats
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature :
    • V. S. Ramachandran, S. Joseph, H. A. John and C. Sofiya. 2011. Caralluma bicolor sp. nov. (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) from India. Nordic journal of Botany 29:447-450. DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2011.01041.x
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Caralluma bicolor. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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