Ceropegia candelabrum L.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Ceropegia

Characteristics

A climbing herb. It grow 30-100 cm long. It has tuberous roots. The tubers are 3-4 cm across and flattened from the top. The leaves are narrowly oval or oblong and arranged opposite. They are 5-10 cm long. The flowers are white to yellow and 2-3 cm long. The flower tube is swollen at the base. The seed pods are 10 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. Rajasthan. It grows in scrub forest.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The tubers are eaten raw or roasted. They are also used in a fermented drink. The leaves are also eaten as a pot herb.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves roots tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Ceropegia candelabrum unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:95501-1
WFO ID wfo-0000598082
COL ID 5XNDF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ceropegia acuminata Ceropegia elliottii Ceropegia longiflora Ceropegia mucronata Ceropegia candelabriformis Ceropegia discreta Ceropegia candelabrum

Lower taxons

Ceropegia candelabrum var. biflora