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| distribution:
India: Bhivade Khurd Hill, Ralegaon Hills near Junnar / Pune District / Maharashtra |
| Ceropegia
mahabalei belongs to the not climbing species. It is an upright growing
perennial, the stems grow from a subterranean tuber. The very narrow leaves are about 10 cm in length but only 0,5 cm wide. The flowers are nevertheless between 5,5 to 10 cm in length. The upper part of the flower is light green, the flower-tube is mottled yellowish brown, the united petals are dark green. The inside of the flower is crimson. The local name of the plant is Gauti Kharpudi. |
 left:Ceropegia mahabalei Photo: by courtesy of Rusty Russel, U.S. National Herbarium http://botany.si.edu |
| References: - Mayur Y. Kamble, Nilesh V. Malpure, S. R. Yadav: A new species of Ceropegia L. (Asclepiadaceae) from the Western Ghats of India with a note on the series Attenuatae Huber; Current Science, Vol. 91, No. 9, 10 November 2006 |