✿Asclepiadaceae · Ceropegia
Hedulo / Bulbous Ceropegia
Ceropegia bulbosa var. lushii
Climberoutdoor
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- July-December
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.
Botanical family
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Hedulo belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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