Caralluma adscendens var. fimbriata
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Caralluma adscendens var. fimbriata
Identify Caralluma adscendens var. fimbriata 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: Fringed (fimbriate) petal margins.
- Confirm leaf shape: Absent (leafless).
- Confirm flower colour: Maroon/dark purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- Confirm it sits within the Asclepiadaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Caralluma adscendens var. fimbriata.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Caralluma adscendens var. fimbriata
- Genus
- Caralluma
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Scrub jungles
- Habitat type
- Scrub
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Absent (leafless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Caralluma adscendens var. fimbriata 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 Caralluma adscendens var. fimbriata itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Caralluma adscendens var. fimbriata
Caralluma adscendens var. fimbriata is a herb in the Asclepiadaceae family. It is native to India. It grows in scrub jungles. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Caralluma adscendens var. fimbriata belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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