Pretty-Wing Swallow-Wort
Cynanchum callialatum
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- October-March
How to identify Pretty-Wing Swallow-Wort
Identify Pretty-Wing Swallow-Wort 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: Winged seed pods.
- Confirm leaf shape: Narrow lance/sword-shaped.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Asclepiadaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pretty-Wing Swallow-Wort.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cynanchum callialatum
- Genus
- Cynanchum
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Narrow lance/sword-shapedrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pretty-Wing Swallow-Wort itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pretty-Wing Swallow-Wort itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Pretty-Wing Swallow-Wort
Pretty-Wing Swallow-Wort (Cynanchum callialatum) belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family, where it grows as a climber. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal and 3 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to March.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Pretty-Wing Swallow-Wort belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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