Lahan Pitmari / Fleshy Ipecac
Tylophora dalzellii
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- March-January
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.
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