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| distribution:
India: Maharashtra |
| This plant
belongs to the climbing species, which build an subterranean tuber. The leaves are lancet-shaped, ca. 6 cm long and up to 1,5 cm broad. They arise from an about 1 cm long petiole. The flowers are really tiny, only about 1 cm long. They stand together in small groups on a up to 3 or 4 cm long stalk and show a very strange shape. The petals are formed roof-like, almost like in the southafrican Ceropegia rendallii. The really tiny flower-tube is purple, the petals are bright white. This species is now, like almost all indian species, very endangered. The native name of this species is Kada Khantudi (in Marathi). |
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and below:Ceropegia huberi Photos: by courtesy of Ryan Brookes http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanbrookes |
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| above: Ceropegia huberi Photo: by courtesy of Ryan Brookes http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanbrookes |
| References: - P. Tetali; S. Tetali; P. Lakshminarasimhan; P. V. Prasanna; B. G. Kulkarni: Rediscovery of Ceropegia evansii McCann, Asclepiadaceae, from Maharashtra. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 100: 162-166 (2003) |