Ceropegia metziana   (Miq.)


 
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syn. Ceropegia brevicollis

 
distribution:

India: Karnataka; Kerala; Coimbatore District, Nilgiri District / Tamil Nadu
Sri Lanka

 
This species is a climbing plant with ovate, haired leaves, which are used in India as vegetable.

In Kerala the local name of this plant is Palancheera.

 
References:

- M. K. Ratheesh Narayanan; M. P. Swapna; N. Anil Kumar: Gender Dimensions of Wild Food Management in Wayanad, Kerala. M.S.Swaminanthan Research Foundation, MSSRF/RR/04/12 (2004)