Ceropegia mahabalei Hemadri & Ansari, Indian Forester 97: 105 1971.; .
Herbs, tuberous, erect, 25 cm;stems terete, hairy. Leaves subseasile, linear, hairy above , acute, Flowers solitary; peduncles, pedicels and calyx hairy; corolla 5.5-10.0 cm, base largely inflated, narrowed in neck, enlarging towards mouth, glabrous inside , lobes hairy within, connate at tips; Corona bisetiate, outer of 5 bidentate glabrous lobes, inner linear, erect. Local name – Gauti Kharpudi मराठी – गवती खरपुडी Habitat – Open hill slopes among grasses at high altitude of 975 Meters. Distribution – Ralegoen hills of Junnar (Type locality), Nashik and Kasara hills. Fl. & Fr – August to November. .
Ceropegia mahabalei Hemadri & Ansari Appears close to Ceropegia mahabalei as per https://efloraofindia.com/2015/11/13/ceropegia-mahabalei/ https://www.flowersofindia.net/Ralegaon%20Ceropegia.html it is Ceropegia mahabalei for sure
. References: Ceropegia mahabalei Hemadri et Ansari-a New Species of Asclepiada- Ceae from Sahyadri Range, Western Ghats (Maharashtra State) by Koppula Hemadri , M. Y. Ansari (Clropegia mahabalei Hemadri et Ansari a new Asclepiad from Junnarghats of Sahyadri ranges, Western ghats (Maharashtra State), is described and illustrated.) |
Ceropegia mahabalei
Updated on December 24, 2024