Caudanthera edulis

Caudanthera edulis (Edgew.) Meve & Liede, Pl. Syst. Evol. 234: 201 2002. (syn: Boucerosia edulis Edgew., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 205 (1862). ; Boucerosia stocksiana Boiss., Fl. Orient. 4: 63 (1875). ; Brachystelma subaphyllum (Schltr.) K.Schum., Ann. Bot. (Rome) 7: 40 (1907). ; Caralluma ango (A.Rich.) N.E.Br., Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 12: 369 (1892). ; Caralluma edulis (Edgew.) Benth. ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 76 (1883). ; Caralluma longidens N.E.Br., Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 12: 369 (1892). ; Caralluma vittata N.E.Br. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 483 (1903). ; Ceropegia edulis (Edgew.) Bruyns, S. African J. Bot. 112: 414 (2017). ; Cryptolluma edulis (Edgew.) Plowes, Haseltonia 3: 57 (1995). ; Desmidorchis stocksiana Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 418 (1891), nom. superfl. ; Lasiostelma subaphyllum Schltr., J. Bot. 37: 62 (1899). ; Spiralluma longidens (N.E.Br.) Plowes, Haseltonia 3: 53 (1995). ; Stapelia ango A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 50 (1850).; Tenaris subaphylla (Schltr.) N.E.Br. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 473 (1903). as per WCSP;

Niger to NE. Trop. Africa, Arabian Pen. to NW. India as per WCSP;

India (N-India, NW-Himalaya, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab & Rajasthan),
Pakistan (Karachi, Sind, Baluchistan, Rawalpindi), Saudi Arabia (Hejaz, Asir),
Iran (S-Iran), Oman (Mascat & Oman), Yemen (Aden Desert, N-Inner Yemen,
SW-Yemen, Tihama, W-Yemen), Afghanistan (Kunar / Nuristan, Nangarhar), S-Egypt,
Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Mauritania, Dhalak Arch. (Dalcos), Sudan as per Catalogue of Life;

Caralluma Edulis (Asclepiadaceae) : 5 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (4)

Caralluma Edulis (Asclepiadaceae)

Rare plant among Grasses also in rocky places in Thar desert of Rajasthan

2019 November 7

Jodhpur Rajasthan

References:

WCSP Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 Flora of Pakistan FOP illustration Conservation status and utilization of Caralluma edulis: an important threatened medicinal plant species of the Thar Desert, India worldofsucculents Useful Tropical Plants PROTA grootscholten

Updated on December 24, 2024