✿Asclepiadaceae · Hoya
Doodh Vel
Hoya alexicaca
Climberoutdoor
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- May-January
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.
Botanical family
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Doodh Vel belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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