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| syn. Ceropegia tsaiana (Tsiang) |
| distribution:
Bhutan: Punakha District / Central Zone Burma China: Guizhan, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan India: Meghalaya; Nagaland; Sikkim; Darjeeling District / West Bengal Kashmir: Poonch District Nepal: Ilam District; Panchthar District / Mechi Tibet |
| In the wild
this species can be found in the coppice of mixed forests in 1500 to 3000
m above sea level. This species is a small twining plant, that can reach a size of about 1 m. The leaves have a length of about 4 to 15 cm and are 1 to 6 cm wide, they are slightly coverd with downy haires. The flowers appear in July to August, they stand in inflorescences of up to eight flowers, they are brownish pink, the petals are amber-coloured to golden yellow. In China this species is called Xi zang diao deng hua. In Nepal the species is known by several names, e.g. Ban semi, Bansemilahara, Bhirke lahara, Mirke lahara, Mirkelahra or Mirkey laharo. The bark of this plant is used here, comminuted to a paste or pulver, to redce the level of the blood sugar. Also from the bark a juice is extracted, which is used in several ways, so to cure boils, pimples, but also cuts. |
 left:Ceropegia pubescens Photo: by courtesy of Sajan Subedi http://www.flickr.com/photos/sferox |
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| References: - Sanjay P. Manandhar: Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press, Portland, OR, USA, 2002 - W. John Kress; Robert A DeFilipps; Ellen Farr; Daw Yin Yin Kyi: A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs, and Climbers of Myanmar. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 45: 1-590. 2003 - S. P. Kavade; P. G. Diwakar: Ceropegia pubescens Wall. (Asclepiadaceae) - A new distributional record for Peninsular India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany, 2004, VOL 28; PART 1, pages 113-116 - Kamal Prasad Acharya; Maan B. Rokaya: Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants traded in the streets of Kathmandu Valley. Scientific World, Vol. 3, No. 3, July 2005 - K. P. Acharya; K. R. Goutam; B. K. Acharya; G. Gautam: Participatory assessment of biodiversity conservation in community forestry in Nepal. Banko Janakari Vol.16(1) 2006 pp46-56 |