Doodh Vel
Hoya alexicaca
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- May-January
How to identify Doodh Vel
Identify Doodh Vel 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: Waxy star-shaped flower clusters.
- Confirm leaf shape: Thick waxy succulent.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Asclepiadaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Doodh Vel.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hoya alexicaca
- Genus
- Hoya
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Shaded areas in damp forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Thick waxy succulentrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Doodh Vel 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 Doodh Vel itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- दूध वेल Doodh Vel
About Doodh Vel
A member of the Asclepiadaceae family, Hoya alexicaca is a climber. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. It grows in shaded areas in damp forests. Flowering and fruiting run from May to January.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Doodh Vel belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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