Konkan Ceropegia
Ceropegia concanensis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- July-October
How to identify Konkan Ceropegia
Identify Konkan Ceropegia by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Broad oval.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Asclepiadaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Konkan Ceropegia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ceropegia concanensis
- Genus
- Ceropegia
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands on lateritic plateaus
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-October
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Broad ovalrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Konkan Ceropegia 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 Konkan Ceropegia itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- कोंकणी खरचुड़ी
About Konkan Ceropegia
Konkan Ceropegia (Ceropegia concanensis) is a herb in the Asclepiadaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. It grows in grasslands on lateritic plateaus. Flowering and fruiting run from July to October.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Konkan Ceropegia belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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