Tylophora capparidifolia
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- May-January
How to identify Tylophora capparidifolia
Identify Tylophora capparidifolia by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climbing shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Broad oval.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-January.
- Confirm it sits within the Asclepiadaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Tylophora capparidifolia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tylophora capparidifolia
- Genus
- Tylophora
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Broad ovalrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tylophora capparidifolia 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 Tylophora capparidifolia itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Tylophora capparidifolia
Tylophora capparidifolia is a climbing shrub in the Asclepiadaceae family. It is native to India. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from May to January.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Tylophora capparidifolia belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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