Caralluma pauciflora (Wight) N.E.Br.

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (Milkweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Basionym : Boucerosia pauciflora Wight
  • Synonym(s) : Desmidorchis pauciflora (Wight) Decne
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Caralluma pauciflora (Wight) N.E.Br.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Dry localities
  • Comments / notes : Scrub jungles
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Palakkad district
    • Tamil Nadu : Madurai district, Tirunelveli district, Virudhunagar district
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : Southern Western Ghats
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • 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 pauciflora. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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