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| distribution:
India: Andhra Pradesh; Karnataka; Coimbatore District, Cuddalore District, Dharmapuri District, Kancheepuram District, Puddukkottai District, Ramanathapuram District, Thiruvallur District, Tiruchchirappalli District, Tirunelveli District, Tiruvannamalai District, Viluppuram District / Tamil Nadu |
| In the wild
this species grows creeping on the ground, the stems root whenever they
reach the ground. The leaves are very small and get dropped soon. This species was apparently the first where the alcaloid Ceropegin was found. The native names of the species are Jaathili, Jatili, Jutley (in Kannada); Bella gada, Bella manda, Bellamande as well as Bellamgada (in Telugu). |
 left:Ceropegia juncea Photo: by courtesy of K. Srinivasa Babu http://www.flickr.com/photos/14517290@N05 |
 left:Ceropegia juncea depiction from 'Plants of the Coast of Coromandel 1: 12-13, t. 10. 1795' http://www.botanicus.org |
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