Ceropegia fantastica (Sedgw.)
|
back |
| syn. - |
| distribution:
India: South Goa District / Goa; North Kanara District / Karnataka; Sindhudurg District / Maharashtra |
| This species is
a twining climber with lancet-shaped leaves. The flowers appear in groups of fout to seven in a cyme, which stands on a haired petiole. They are about 8 cm long, the inside of the flower-tube is hirsute in the upper half. But especially conspicuous are the thread-like sepals, which in this species are extremly elongated and greatly overtop the flowers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ceropegia fantastica is (at least almost) extinct in the wild. The Department of Botany of the Shivaji University in Kolhapur in the indian state of Maharashtra however has started a species conservation and restoration program for this species, which obviously up to now seems to be successful. [1] |
| References: [1] S. R. Yadav; Mayur Y. Kamble: Threatened Ceropegias of the Western Ghats and Strategies for Their Conservation. Special Habitats and Threatened Plants of India. ENVIS Bulletin: Wildlife and Protected Areas, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India. Vol. 11(1): 146-157. 2008 |