Roundleaf Ipecac
Tylophora rotundifolia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering
- May-September
How to identify Roundleaf Ipecac
Identify Roundleaf Ipecac by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Rounded leaves.
- Confirm leaf shape: Broad oval.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Asclepiadaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Roundleaf Ipecac.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tylophora rotundifolia
- Genus
- Tylophora
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Shola and Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, China, Nepal
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Broad ovalrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Roundleaf Ipecac 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 Roundleaf Ipecac itself; the rest are typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Roundleaf Ipecac
Roundleaf Ipecac (Tylophora rotundifolia) belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Arunachal Pradesh. It grows in shola and Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from May to September.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Roundleaf Ipecac belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
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