Endangered as per Link;
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Ceropegia beddomei Hook. fil., Fl. Brit. India 4: 75 (1883);
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India (Kerala) as per Catalogue of Life;
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Common name: Kerala Ceropegia, Beddome’s Ceropegia
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Hook. f. ; sparsely pubescent, leaves subsessile elongate linear-lanceolate acuminate, nerves very slender, peduncle stout hispid few-fld., sepals filiform, corolla 3 in. long slightly curved, tube slender swollen, below funnel-shaped above, lobes slender elongate erect villous within, coronal lobes very short notched ciliate processes broad hooked.
TRAVANCORE ; Peermede, alt. 2500 ft., Beddome. COCHIN, Johnston.
Stem hispid above. Leaves 5-6 by 1/3-1/2 in., rather firm, finely acuminate, narrowed to the base, sparsely puberulous on both surfaces, midrib strong, nerves few and extremely fine. Peduncle 1-3 in. stout, pedicels short. Sepals 1/4-1/3 in. Corolla dark purple, 1/3 in. diam, at the mouth, lobes gradually narrowed from the base to the tips. —I have seen but one good specimen of this, Colonel Beddome’s ; that from Cochin is imperfect, and appears to have straight coronal processes.
(Attributions: IBIS Flora (Flora of British India))
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505 ID wild climber Ceropegia: 11 high res. images.
Please ID wild climber,
Location: bloomed near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA
Altitude: 1500fsl
Flower date: 05OCT2022, 05.15pm
Habitat: wild moisture rocky misty sloppy grassland windy alpine
Plant habit: climber, branches, weak slender hairy cylindrical stem 03mm diameter, annual
Height: 02 meters
Host tree: Dalbergia latifolia
Leaves: opposite elongated acute leathery glossy hairy, size upto: 08×01cm
Flower: axillary buds, 05 petals combined like arrow, size:06×0.7cm, purplish with black white and green, non fragrant
Fruit:
Seed:
Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x
Ceropegia beddomei Hook.fil. !
Yes, it is Ceropegia beddomei, dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life India Flora Online Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal IBIS Flora (Flora of British India) Research Gate Link