Caralluma adscendens var. fimbriata

Caralluma adscendens var. fimbriata (Wall.) Gravely & Mayur., Ind. Sp. Gen. Car. 13 1931. (Syn: Caralluma fimbriata Wall.);

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by Sushant More & Gopal Shinde (Id by Subbiah Karuppusamy) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details,
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carrluma: common name: carrluma

Botanical name: Caralluma fimbriata

Family : Apocynaceae Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family)

local marathi name : माकड शिंगी

Date : 17/8/2012

Location : Great indian bustered sanctuary nanaj solapur ,maharashtra

Nice one…Have never seen this!

Caralluma adscendens var. fimbriata (Wall.) Gravely & Mayur.,

erect succulent herb found in groups, from Manmad area of Nashik Dt, Maharashtra

nice colony. any flowers?

Pair of young fruits available in a stem 2nd from left

ID request 020715SG : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)
Requesting ID of this cactus, 1-2ft ht. photo taken at Solapur.

Caralluma species

The photographs are Caralluma adscendens var. fimbriata.

It is my pleasure to share few images of a queer looking 8-lobed Caralluma adscendens var fimbriata (Apocynaceae)

Normally the corolla lobes are 5 in number. Whether 8-lobed phenomenon is common or is it queer…??

Habit: Perennial herb.

Habitat: Xerophytic, Scrub forest

Sighting: Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1200 msl

Date: 12-04-2016

Image by tspkumar

Very interesting observation.

It is common on same plant to have 4, 5 ,6 lobed flowers 8 lobes seeing for first time

Pictures speak. Same plant different days. 1 composite image.

Nice pictures and interesting observations!

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