Pan India Bouquets

Ceropegia macrantha Wight

Family : Asclepiadaceae
(Milkweed Family)
Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
Synonym(s) : Ceropegia raizadiana Babu
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ceropegia macrantha Wight
Common name : Large-Flowered Ceropegia
Habit : Climbing herb
Habitat : Climber over shrubs in subtropical forests; 300 - 2300 m. altitude
Key identification features : Corolla lobes long and slender, usually about as long as tube; tube somewhat pilose outside
Flower, Fruit : June-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to Bangladesh
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 173; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 731
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Ceropegia macrantha. Downloaded on 24 March 2023.