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Ceropegia thwaitesii
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Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
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Citation: Ceropegia thwaitesii Hook. in Bot. Mag. t. 4758. 1854; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 71. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 858(603). 1923; M.Y. Ansari, Fasc. Fl. Ind. 16: 30. 1984; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 287. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 297. 1994.
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Description:
Twiner; branchlets glabrous. Leaves ovate to ovate-lanceolate, to 12 x 3.5 cm, glabrous, base acute, apex acuminate; petiole to 2 cm. Cymes 1- to 5-flowered; peduncle to 1.5 cm; pedicel to 2.5 cm; bracts linear, 5 mm. Calyx-lobes 5, linear, 1 cm, glabrous. Corolla greenish with purple blotches near mouth of tube, and a purple band across the lobes within; tube to 4 cm, inflated below, narrow in the middle and gradually expanding towards the mouth; lobes 5, ovate, 1 cm, glabrous, apex acute. Outer corona of 5 bifid, hairy segments longer than staminal column; segments of inner corona linear, twice as long as the outer, tips straight. Follicles to 22 x 0.7 cm.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-March
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District(s):
Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Green, Violet
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
Vulnerable (VU)
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Aruvanpara, Aruvampara, Ponmudi
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