✿Asclepiadaceae · Ceropegia
Hamana / Hairy Ceropegia
Ceropegia hirsuta
Climberoutdoor
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- June-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ceropegia hirsuta
- Genus
- Ceropegia
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-November
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (NT)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Broad ovalrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hamana 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 Hamana itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- Hamana
About Hamana
Hairy Ceropegia (Ceropegia hirsuta) belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family, where it grows as a climber. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and 6 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from June to November.
Botanical family
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Hamana belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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