✿Asclepiadaceae · Telosma
Surkilla / Telosma Vine
Telosma pallida
Climbing shruboutdoor
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Telangana, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- May-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Telosma pallida
- Genus
- Telosma
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Scrub jungles
- Habitat type
- Scrub
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, China, Pakistan, Nepal, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Telangana, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Surkilla
- Malayalam
- പാൽക്കുരുമ്പ
About Surkilla
Telosma Vine (Telosma pallida) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Asclepiadaceae family (Milkweed Family). It is typically found in scrub jungles. It occurs across India, Myanmar, China, Pakistan, Nepal, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during May-December.
Botanical family
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Surkilla belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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