Deccan Star Creeper
Heterostemma dalzellii
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- September-October
How to identify Deccan Star Creeper
Identify Deccan Star Creeper 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.
- Confirm leaf shape: Heart-shaped.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Asclepiadaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Deccan Star Creeper.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Heterostemma dalzellii
- Genus
- Heterostemma
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Heart-shapedrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Deccan Star Creeper 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 Deccan Star Creeper itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Deccan Star Creeper
Deccan Star Creeper (Heterostemma dalzellii) is a climber in the Asclepiadaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. Flowering and fruiting run from September to October.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Deccan Star Creeper belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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