Ceropegia lawii
Hook.
Law's ceropegia
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Description
A woody herb. It grows 30-60 cm tall. It has tubers. The leaves are large and green. They are 5-10 cm long. The flowers are white and lantern shaped. The flower tube has 5 lobes closed into a bowl shape.
Edible Uses
The tubers are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows at about 1,400 m above sea level in India.
Where It Grows
Asia, India,
Notes
There are about 160-200 Ceropegia species. It is an at risk plant.
Synonyms
Ceropegia panchganiensis Vlatt. & McCannCeropegia rollae HemadriCeropegia sahyadrica Amsari & B. G. P. Kulk.
Also Known As
Kharpudi, Panchgani ceropegia, Pivli kharchudi, Tilori
References (4)
- Datar, M. N. & Upadhye, A. S., 2015, Forest foods of Northern Western Ghats: Mode of Consumption, Nutrition, and Availability. Asian Agri-History Vol. 19, No. 4, 2015 (293–316)
- Jadhav, R., et al, 2015, Forest Foods of Northern Western Ghats: Mode of Consumption, Nutrition and Availability. Asian Agri-History Vol. 19, No. 4: 293-317
- Singh, H.B., Arora R.K.,1978, Wild edible Plants of India. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. p11
- Surveswaran, S., 2007, Molecular phylogenetics and medicinal plants of Asclepiadoideae from India. Ph D thesis University of Hong Kong. p 156 (Also as Ceropegia rollae and Ceropegia sahyadrica)