Sada Khantudi / Tender Ceropegia
Ceropegia attenuata
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Goa, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering
- July-November
How to identify Sada Khantudi
Identify Sada Khantudi 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.
- Confirm leaf shape: Narrow lance/sword-shaped.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Goa, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Asclepiadaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sada Khantudi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ceropegia attenuata
- Genus
- Ceropegia
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Rocky sea shores
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Goa, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Narrow lance/sword-shapedrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sada Khantudi itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellow-greenrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sada Khantudi itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- Sada Khantudi
About Sada Khantudi
Tender Ceropegia (Ceropegia attenuata) belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family, where it grows as a climber. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Goa and Arunachal Pradesh. It grows in rocky sea shores. Flowering and fruiting run from July to November.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Sada Khantudi belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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