Ceropegia wallichii Wight

 
  • 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) : Ceropegia wallichii Wight
  • Common name : Wallich Ceropegia
  • Habit : Erect herb
  • Habitat : Open places in Himalaya; 2500 - 2900 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : The flowers appear in few to many-flowered cymes and are about 3 to 5 cm long
  • Flower, Fruit : May-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : India, Nepal, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : West Central Himalaya to Nepal and India (Punjab)
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 173
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ceropegia wallichii. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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