Short-Stem Ceropegia
Ceropegia decaisneana
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- October-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ceropegia decaisneana
- Genus
- Ceropegia
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-December
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Broad ovalrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Short-Stem 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 Short-Stem Ceropegia itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Short-Stem Ceropegia
Short-Stem Ceropegia (Ceropegia decaisneana) is a climber in the Asclepiadaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It grows in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to December.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Short-Stem Ceropegia belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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