Ceropegia lawii (Hook. f.)
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| distribution:
India: Ambavane, Amboli Ghat, Khandala, Sakharpathar, Sinhagad / Maharashtra |
| This species is
a woody herb with very large, fresh green leaves, the flowers have the
typical lantern-shape. This species was first described sciantifically in 1883 and not found again for a long time, until it was rediscovered in 1970 at Harishchandragad Hill. As far as I know this species is not in cultivation, but it rather should be, because it is threatened with extinction. It is now heavily endangered because the natives consume its tubers in very high numbers. The native name of this plant is Kharpudi or Pivli kharchudi (both in Marathi). |
| References: - Focke Albers; Ulrich Meve: Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Asclepiadaceae; Springer (November 4, 2002) - Siddharthan Surveswaran; Mayur Y. Kamble; Shrirang R. Yadav; Mei Sun: Molecular phylogeny of Ceropegia (Asclepiadoideae, Apocynaceae) from Indian Western Ghats. Plant Systematics and Evolution 281:1-4, 51-63 (2009) |