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Ceropegia lawii var. maccannii (Ansari) M.R.Almeida, Fl. Maharashtra 3A: 234 2001. (Syn: Ceropegia maccannii Ansari (Unresolved));
. seer-oh-PEEJ-ee-uh — from the Greek keros (wax) and pege (fountain) … Dave’s Botanary muhk-KAN-ee-eye — named for Charles McCann, an eminent British-Indian naturalist, systematic botanist … compiled from the web . commonly known as: yellow-head grey ceropegia • Marathi: पिवळी खरचुडी pivli kharchudi
. Along Western Ghats. Endemic Maharashtra: Ahmednagar, Pune
(From India Biodiversity Portal (Ceropegia maccannii M.Y.Ansari)
Ceropegia maccannii :: Sinhgad:
Ceropegia maccannii An erect herb from Asclepiadaceae 3-4 feet tall. Sinhagad near Pune. Flower size 3-5cm And we die to see them! Thanks for this rare upload. .
Ceropegias : Attachments(4). 3 posts by 3 authors. Ceropegia Maccannii Superb photograph and nice find.. .
Ceropegia maccannii : Attachments (2). 5 posts by 5 authors. Bot. name: Ceropegia maccannii
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Local name: Pivli Kharchudi
Habitat: Wild, on exposed cliffs on mountains
Habit: Herb
Location: Sudhagad Pali. Great to know its occurrences in different parts of western ghats .
Ceropegia maccanni At sihangad : Attachments (3). 4 posts by 3 authors. Apocynaceae
16 August 2013
Sihangad, Pune, Maharashtra Very good capture … .
Names of Plants in India :: Ceropegia maccannii Ansari: 1 image.
Ceropegia maccannii Ansari seer-oh-PEEJ-ee-uh — from the Greek keros (wax) and pege (fountain) … Dave’s Botanary
muhk-KAN-ee-eye — named for Charles McCann, an eminent British-Indian naturalist, systematic botanist … compiled from the web commonly known as: yellow-head grey ceropegia • Marathi: पिवळी खरचुडी pivli kharchudi
known for / parts made use of: roots and tubers (edible, medicinal); because the plant is Critically Endangered, any modern collection from the wild is highly discouraged … compiled from the web. botanical names: Ceropegia maccannii Ansari … and more at POWO, retrieved August 15, 2026 Bibliography / etymology / notes
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
yellow-head grey ceropegia
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
पिवळी खरचुडी pivli kharchudi
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Maharashtra; narrow endemic
~~~~~ Created on: 10:22 15-08-2026 ¦ Last updated: 11:39 15-08-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/08/ceropegia-maccannii-ansari.html
. References:
The Plant List (Unresolved) ceropegia minks (Ceropegia maccannii M.Y.Ansari) GRIN India Biodiversity Portal (Ceropegia maccannii M.Y.Ansari) Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Asclepiadaceae, Volume 4 edited by Focke Albers, Ulrich Meve |
Ceropegia maccannii
Updated on August 29, 2026