✿Asclepiadaceae · Ceropegia
Kharpudi / Maharashtra Ceropegia
Ceropegia lawii
Herboutdoor
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- August-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ceropegia lawii
- Genus
- Ceropegia
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-September
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Broad ovalrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kharpudi 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 Kharpudi itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- खरपुडी Kharpudi, पिवळी खरचुडी Pivli kharchudi
About Kharpudi
A member of the Asclepiadaceae family, Maharashtra Ceropegia (Ceropegia lawii) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. Flowering and fruiting run from August to September.
Botanical family
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Kharpudi belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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