Pilachi Khantudi / Spiral Ceropegia
Ceropegia spiralis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- August-December
How to identify Pilachi Khantudi
Identify Pilachi Khantudi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Spirally twisted flower tube.
- Confirm leaf shape: Broad oval.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Asclepiadaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pilachi Khantudi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ceropegia spiralis
- Genus
- Ceropegia
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Broad ovalrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pilachi Khantudi 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 Pilachi Khantudi itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- Pilachi Khantudi
About Pilachi Khantudi
Spiral Ceropegia (Ceropegia spiralis) is a herb in the Asclepiadaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and 2 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Pilachi Khantudi belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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