Dark Purple Caralluma
Caralluma stalagmifera var. stalagmifera
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- June-July
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Caralluma stalagmifera var. stalagmifera
- Genus
- Caralluma
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Absent (leafless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dark Purple Caralluma 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 Dark Purple Caralluma itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Dark Purple Caralluma
Dark Purple Caralluma (Caralluma stalagmifera var. stalagmifera) belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. Flowering and fruiting run from June to July.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Dark Purple Caralluma belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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