✿Asclepiadaceae · Ceropegia
Halluka / Candlestick Ceropegia
Ceropegia candelabrum var. biflora
Climberoutdoor
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering
- August-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ceropegia candelabrum var. biflora
- Genus
- Ceropegia
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Broad ovalrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Halluka 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 Halluka itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Telugu
- బక్కలిమండ bakkalimanda, పుల్లమండ pullamanda
- Kannada
- ಹಲ್ಲುಕ halluka, ನಾಗತುಂಬೆ nagathumbe
- Malayalam
- നാഗത്തുമ്പ nagathumba, ഞൊട്ടാഞോടൻവള്ളി njotanjodanvalli, കമ്മനംകിഴങ്ങ് kammanamkizhangu
About Halluka
Candlestick Ceropegia (Ceropegia candelabrum var. biflora) is a climber in the Asclepiadaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Botanical family
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Halluka belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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