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| distribution:
India: Karnataka, Kerala; Coimbatore District, Nilgiri District, Theni District / Tamil Nadu |
| The leaves of
this species are 2,5 to 5 cm long. The flowers stand solitary and show a purple colour. The indigenous people of the Nilgiri hills in South India, the Toda, call this plant Kafehl. It has various meanings for them. So it is a messenger for the beginning of the monsoon. The tubers then again are a kind of energy source, among other things they are used to suppress fatique. Furthermore the sticks with which the Toda stamp milk to butter are copies of the plant's flowers. |
 left:Ceropegia pusilla Depiction from: Spicilegium Neilgherrense; or a selection of Neilgherry plants, drawn and coloured from nature, with brief descriptions of each; some general remarks on the geography and affinities of natural families of plants, and occasional notices of their economical properties and uses. by Robert Wight; Vol. 2, 45-48 (1851) http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org |
 left:Ceropegia pusilla, detail Depiction from: Spicilegium Neilgherrense; or a selection of Neilgherry plants, drawn and coloured from nature, with brief descriptions of each; some general remarks on the geography and affinities of natural families of plants, and occasional notices of their economical properties and uses. by Robert Wight; Vol. 2, 45-48 (1851) http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org |
| References: - R. Kondamudi; V. Vijayalakshmi; K.S.R. Murthy: Induction of morphogenetic callus and multiple shoot regeneration in Ceropegia pusilla wight and Arn. Biotechnology, 9: 141-148. 2010 |