Brachystelma volubile
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- August-September
How to identify Brachystelma volubile
Identify Brachystelma volubile by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Tuberous roots, twining habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Narrow lance/sword-shaped.
- Confirm flower colour: Maroon/dark purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Asclepiadaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Brachystelma volubile.
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.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Brachystelma volubile belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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