Hedulo / Bulbous Ceropegia
Ceropegia bulbosa var. bulbosa
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- July-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ceropegia bulbosa var. bulbosa
- Genus
- Ceropegia
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Pakistan
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Broad ovalrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hedulo 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 Hedulo itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Hedulo, Khadula, Khapparkadu
- Kannada
- ಬಿಟ್ಟಿರುಕ Bittiruka, Halike, ಹಲ್ಲಿಕೆ Hallike
- Marathi
- Ankalodya, Gayala, Gayli
About Hedulo
Bulbous Ceropegia (Ceropegia bulbosa var. bulbosa) belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family, where it grows as a climber. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and 4 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from July to December.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Hedulo belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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