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| syn. Ceropegia munroi (Wight) |
| distribution:
India: Balghat Hills near Chennai / Chennai District, Cuddapah District / Andhra Pradesh; Bangalore / Bengaluru Urban District, Belgaum District / Karnataka; Kerala; Theni District / Tamil Nadu |
| In the wild
this species can be found in tropical dry forests growing among tall
grasses, where it is really good camouflaged because of its grass-like
appearance. The plants arise from a subterranean tuber, grow upright and have very narrowly lancet-shaped leaves. The flowers are vary extraordinary. They have a light beige colouration and show some inconspicuous light rose-coloured stripes. The green petals are twisted screw-like, united at the end and decorated here and there with some reddish brown cilia-like hair. In India this species is used for medical purposes. The native names of the plant in India are Nimmataye resp. Nimmati Gadda. |
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and left:Ceropegia spiralis Photos: by courtesy of Shivakumar Kuppuswamy Kaleshwaran http://www.indianaturewatch.net/view_cat.php?tag=Shiva+Kumar |
| References: - Nilesh V. Malpure; Mayur Y. Kamble; S. R. Yadav: A new species of Ceropegia L. (Asclepiadaceae) from the Western Ghats of India with a note on series Attenuatae Huber; Current Science, Vol. 91, No. 9, 10 November 2006 - J. W. Prakash; R. D. Anpin Raja; N. Asbin Anderson; Christhudas Williams; G. S. Regini; K. Bensar; R. Rajeev; S. Kiruba; S. Jeeva; S. S. M. Das: Ethnomedicinal plants used by Kani tribes of Agasthiyarmalai biosphere reserve, southern Western Ghats. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol. 7(3), July 2008, pp. 410-413 |