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| syn. Ceropegia anantil [wrong] |
| distribution: India: Western Ghats |
| This species is hitherto
known only from several hills around Phonda and Salva in the Konkan region. The leaves are relatively narrow lancet-shaped and of a light green colouration. The flowers are quite large. They appear on a pinkish petiole and are more or less completely yellowish green. The petals make up the half of the flowers length, they sometimes show some inconspicuous dark jots. |
 left:Ceropegia anantii Foto: by courtesy of Niranjan Sant http://www.indianaturewatch.net/view_cat.php?tag=Niranjan+Sant |
| References: - S. R. Yadav; M. M. Sardesai; S. P. Gaikwad: Ceropegia anantii (Asclepiadaceae), a new species from Western Ghats, India. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 101. (1): 141-143 (2004) - Nilesh V. Malpure; Mayur Y. Kamble; S. R. Yadav: A new species of Ceropegia L. (Asclepiadaceae) from the Western Ghats of India with a note on series Attenuatae Huber; Current Science, Vol. 91, No. 9, 10 November 2006 |