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Ceropegia bulbosa Roxb.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Ceropegia

Characteristics

A woody twiner or climber. The tuber is round. It is 7-8 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. The leaves are oval or narrow. They are 3-6 cm long and slightly heart shaped. They are fleshy. The fruit are dry and 10 cm long by 0.5 cm wide. The seeds are 8-9 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows near Mumbai. It grows naturally on well drained rocky soils on slopes. It grows in humid areas.
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Grows amongst bushes, in dry barren uncultivated ground and hedges.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
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Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

The roots are eaten after boiling in water. Otherwise they are bitter. The tubers and leaves are also eaten raw. The young leaves and stems are eaten stewed in curries. They are slightly sour.
Uses food medicinal
Edible leaves roots stems tubers
Therapeutic use Digestive (unspecified), Refrigerant (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed. It can be grown from cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
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Images

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Distribution

Ceropegia bulbosa world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kenya, Mauritania, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Chad, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:95492-1
WFO ID wfo-0000598064
COL ID T32T
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ceropegia acuminata Ceropegia humilis Ceropegia brosima Ceropegia edulis Ceropegia esculenta Ceropegia lushii Ceropegia vignaldiana Ceropegia bulbosa var. esculenta Ceropegia bulbosa var. lushii Ceropegia bulbosa
WorldFloraDB 2024