Ceropegia spiralis Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 4: t. 1267 1848. (syn: Ceropegia munroi Wight);
Common name: Spiral Ceropegia • Marathi: Pilachi Khantudi
Tubers subglobose, 2-4 cm diam. Stem slender, 25-35 cm high. Leaves seemingly clustered towards tip, 8-10 x 0.2-0.3 cm; lamina with scattered brown spots; midrib only prominent. Flowers axillary, solitary. Peduncles 0.8-1 cm long. Bracts filiform, subulate, 0.3-0.4 cm long. Calyx lobes 0.6-0.8 cm long, slender, filiform. Corolla tube 1.5-1.8 cm long; lobes 2-2.5 cm long, slender, filiform, spirally twisted; tube greenish, lobes brown. Outer corona lobes 0.1 cm, acute; inner 0.25-0.3 cm long. Stigma slightly conical. Flowering and fruiting: August-December
Rocky areas in grasslands
Peninsular India (endemic)
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)
TSP-SEP2016-01-427:Images of Ceropegia spiralis (Apocynaceae) : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)
It is my pleasure to present few images of Ceropegia spiralis Wight (Apocynaceae) Ref-1:http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=543&cat=1 Ref-2:http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Spiral%20Ceropegia.html Ref-3:http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2713146 Habit: Herb Habitat: Wild, Dry deciduous forest Sighting: Arasikere, Hassan, Karnataka, about 900 msl Date: 30-08-2016 I find it new to efi. Thanks, …
References: Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 GBIF BSI Flora of India checklist Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal Navendu Page INW Plant illustrations 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants By Kerry Scott Walter, Harriet J. Gillett, World Conservation Monitoring Centre An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew |