✿Asclepiadaceae · Caralluma
Scalloped Caralluma
Caralluma truncatocoronata
Herboutdoor
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Caralluma truncatocoronata
- Genus
- Caralluma
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Absent (leafless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Scalloped 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 Scalloped Caralluma itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Scalloped Caralluma
Scalloped Caralluma (Caralluma truncatocoronata) belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family, where it grows as a herb. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting run from September.
Botanical family
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Scalloped Caralluma belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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