Ceropegia bulbosa

Ceropegia bulbosa Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 1: 11 1795. (Syn: Ceropegia acuminata Roxb.; Ceropegia brosima E.A.Bruce & P.R.O.Bally; Ceropegia bulbosa var. esculenta (Edgew.) Hook.f.; Ceropegia bulbosa var. lushii (R.A.Graham) Hook.f.; Ceropegia edulis Decne.; Ceropegia esculenta Edgew.; Ceropegia humilis N.E.Br.; Ceropegia lushii Graham; Ceropegia vignaldiana A.Rich.);

Images by Pravin kawale (inserted By Sushant More)

 

 

Flowers in cymes of 2-3 axillary. size 3cm. The corolla was twisted in some of the flowers while the fresh flowers had it crisp and straight. Very hairy.
Variety bulbosa had leaves orbicular ovate.
Variety lushii had leaves linear to lanceolate.  

 

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at experimental garden of BSI, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh (ca 550m): April 2008; smriti van Jaipur– 8.8.2009; JNU, New Delhi on 29 Aug 10; kanakeshwar, Alibag- Sept’10?; Sep.’10 at Sawantwadi, Maharashtra;

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Id-170212-PR-2:  Plant from Gujarat
Ceropegia sp.
This is C.bulbosa or any other
Plant Wild
From Middle layer of forest
member of Dry deciduod forest
27 august 2011

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Wao………….. … u got Ceropegia flowering. very nice shot. wait for the ID for species

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I thought of Ceropegia vincifolia but not sure.

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looks like Ceropegia bulbosa only.

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Plant is definitely Ceropegia. Seems to be bulbosa but could be other species. It would be most appropriate to concern …

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even to me C. bulbosa

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Yes, it is Ceropegia bulbosa var. bulbosa. 

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Yes, it is Ceropegia bulbosa var. bulbosa.

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Ceropegia bulbosa two varieties Pune:  Observed today the two varieties of Ceropegia bulbosa growing close to each other.
Both were creeping twiners. Total length of the whole plant around one foot.
Flowers in cymes of 2-3 axillary. size 3cm. The corolla was twisted in some of the flowers while the fresh flowers had it crisp and straight. Very hairy.
Variety bulbosa had leaves orbicular ovate.
Variety lushii had leaves linear to lanceolate.
Flowers were similar in both.

But any one can provide the reference literature for the same ?

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Thanks for your comments. I have referred and quoted this information here from Flora of Mah. BSI.
… Yes to some extent it does look like Aristolochia but I am pretty sure and checked several sites before confirming this species. Please have a relook. I can clearly observe the lantern like corolla here which is characteristic of Ceropegia. Flowers are actinomorphic here whereas they are zygomorphic in Aristolochia. Still if you have any comments please feel free to discuss. I am open for discussion.

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I could follow this plant again on 21 Sep 2012. There was only one variety at that time Ceropegia bulbosa var. luschii with hardly any leaves remaining and an occasional small size flower.
Surprsingly I found fruiting. The fruit appears to be typical Asclepiadaceae with two horns. The size is 5-6 times the size of the flower.
Attaching the images.

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Ceropegia bulbosa
At Kanakeshwar,Alibag
5 Aug,2013

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This one with orbicular ovate leaves is var. bulbosa. One with linear leaves is var. lushii.

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Ceropegia bulbosa ? : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (2)- around 800 kb each. 

Ceropegia bulbosa ?

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Yes sir; Ceropegia bulbosa. 

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Ceropegia sp.- I’d confirm pls : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)

Palace gujarat deesa
Date 10 July 2018
Which sp. Of Ceropegia

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Ceropegia bulbosa is confirmed

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Fwd: Ceropegia sp. : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)

Ceropegia for currect identification

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All photos are ceropegia bulbosa only

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