Hedulo / Bulbous Ceropegia
Ceropegia bulbosa var. lushii
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- July-December
How to identify Hedulo
Identify Hedulo 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Distinct underground bulb.
- Confirm leaf shape: Broad oval.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Asclepiadaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Hedulo.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ceropegia bulbosa var. lushii
- Genus
- Ceropegia
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, S.Africa, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- 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. lushii) is a climber in the Asclepiadaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. It grows in moist and dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to December.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Hedulo belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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