Jaatili / Leafless Goglet Flower
Ceropegia juncea
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- October-January
How to identify Jaatili
Identify Jaatili by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Nearly leafless rush-like (juncea) climbing stems.
- Confirm leaf shape: Absent (leafless).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Asclepiadaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jaatili.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ceropegia juncea
- Genus
- Ceropegia
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Absent (leafless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jaatili 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 Jaatili itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಜಾತಿಲಿ Jaatili
- Malayalam
- സോമവല്ലി
- Marathi
- वेल खंटुडी Wel Khantudi
About Jaatili
A member of the Asclepiadaceae family, Leafless Goglet Flower (Ceropegia juncea) is a climber. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and 3 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from October to January.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Jaatili belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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