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Ceropegia maculata
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Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
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Citation: Ceropegia maculata Bedd., Madras J. Lit. Sci. ser. 3, 1: 52. 1864; M.Y. Ansari, Fasc. Fl. Ind. 16: 23. 1984; Sasidh. & Swarup., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 18: 631. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 286. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 207. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 249. 1998.
Ceropegia parviflora Trimen, J. Bot. 27: 164. 1889.
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Description:
Slender glabrous herbs. Leaves to 8.5 x 5.5 cm, ovate, acute or acuminate, base obtuse or rounded, membranous; nerves 3 pairs; petiole to 2.5 cm long. Peduncles shorter than the petioles. Flowers few to many, subumbellate; pedicel 1 cm long; sepals 3 mm long, linear; corolla to 1.8 cm long, base slightly inflated, greenish-violet on lower 2/3, white above, thinly villous in a ring inside, lobes 4 mm long, ovate, bluish-green, sparsely hairy; outer corona of 5 lobes, each deeply divided, hairy at base; inner corona linear as long as or slightly longer than the outer.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-November
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District(s):
Idukki, Kollam, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
South 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:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Sholayar, Rosemala, Thannikkudy
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