✿Asclepiadaceae · Cryptolepis
Pala / Large-Flowered Cryptolepis
Cryptolepis grandiflora
Climberoutdoor
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
- Flowering
- October-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cryptolepis grandiflora
- Genus
- Cryptolepis
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Broad ovalrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pala 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 Pala itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Pala
About Pala
Large-Flowered Cryptolepis (Cryptolepis grandiflora) belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family, where it grows as a climber. In India it has been recorded in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Flowering and fruiting run from October to February.
Botanical family
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Pala belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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