✿Asclepiadaceae · Brachystelma
Brachystelma volubile
Climberoutdoor
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- August-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Brachystelma volubile
- Genus
- Brachystelma
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-September
- 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 volubile 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 volubile itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Brachystelma volubile
Brachystelma volubile belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family, where it grows as a climber. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to September.
Botanical family
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Brachystelma volubile belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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