Sulati-Khutti / Fragrant Ceropegia
Ceropegia odorata
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- August-September
How to identify Sulati-Khutti
Identify Sulati-Khutti 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: Fragrant flowers.
- Confirm leaf shape: Broad oval.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Asclepiadaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sulati-Khutti.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ceropegia odorata
- Genus
- Ceropegia
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-September
- Conservation status
- CR
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Broad ovalrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sulati-Khutti 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 Sulati-Khutti itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- Sulati-khutti
- Gujarati
- Khaloro, Kundher, Vahodiyo
About Sulati-Khutti
Fragrant Ceropegia (Ceropegia odorata) belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family, where it grows as a climber. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. Flowering and fruiting run from August to September.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Sulati-Khutti belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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