Lahan Pitmari / Fleshy Ipecac
Tylophora dalzellii
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- March-January
How to identify Lahan Pitmari
Identify Lahan Pitmari 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: Broad oval.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Asclepiadaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Lahan Pitmari.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tylophora dalzellii
- Genus
- Tylophora
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Broad ovalrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lahan Pitmari 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 Lahan Pitmari itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- Lahan pitmari
About Lahan Pitmari
Fleshy Ipecac (Tylophora dalzellii) belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family, where it grows as a climber. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Maharashtra. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to January.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Lahan Pitmari belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
Explore the Asclepiadaceae familySnap it. Know it.
Point your camera at Lahan Pitmari or any plant and SASYA identifies it instantly — on-device, offline, and private.
Common plant problems
If you are starting from symptoms instead of a diagnosis, use the plant disease symptom checker to narrow the cause before treating.
All plant problem & care guides