Caralluma stalagmifera var. intermedia Karupp. & Pull.

 
  • 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 stalagmifera C.E.C.Fisch.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Mangana kodu gida (Kannada)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Grows on steep rock-faces on the lower parts of hilly areas.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district (Gooty)
    • Karnataka : Chitradurga district, Hassan district, Shivamogga district
    • Tamil Nadu : Dindigul district, Madurai district
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : South India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • Naik, M.R. & Y.L. Krishnamurthy (2012). Journal of Threatened Taxa 4(6): 2656-2659
    • Karuppusamy, S. & T. Pullaiah (2007). Two new varieties of Caralluma stalagmifera C.E.C. Fisch. (Asclepiadaceae) from Peninsular India. Rheedea 17(1&2): 41–45
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Caralluma stalagmifera var. intermedia. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

Botanical Description

India Distribution

World Distribution

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