Brachystelma ciliatum
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- June-October (AP)
How to identify Brachystelma ciliatum
Identify Brachystelma ciliatum by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Tuberous roots, fringed (ciliate) petal margins.
- Confirm leaf shape: Narrow lance/sword-shaped.
- Confirm flower colour: Maroon/dark purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-October (AP).
- Confirm it sits within the Asclepiadaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Brachystelma ciliatum.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Brachystelma ciliatum
- Genus
- Brachystelma
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-October (AP)
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Narrow lance/sword-shapedrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Brachystelma ciliatum itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Maroon/dark purplerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Brachystelma ciliatum itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Brachystelma ciliatum
A member of the Asclepiadaceae family, Brachystelma ciliatum is a herb. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting run from June to October (AP).
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Brachystelma ciliatum belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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