Pala / Large-Flowered Cryptolepis
Cryptolepis grandiflora
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
- Flowering
- October-February
How to identify Pala
Identify Pala 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: Notably large flowers.
- Confirm leaf shape: Broad oval.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Asclepiadaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pala.
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.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Pala belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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