Ceropegia hirsuta Wight & Arn.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Ceropegia

Characteristics

An upright or climbing herb. The stems can be 1 m long. It has an underground tuber. The leaves are oval and 6.5 cm long by 3 cm wide. They are hairy on both sides. The flowers are 5 cm long and swollen in the lower part.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Usage

The tubers are eaten as a vegetable.
Uses medicinal
Edible roots tubers
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed. They can also be grown from stem cuttings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Ceropegia hirsuta unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:95608-1
WFO ID wfo-0000598223
COL ID T3B3
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Synonyms

Ceropegia hirsuta Ceropegia hispida Ceropegia jacquemontiana Ceropegia ophiocephala Ceropegia hirsuta var. jacquemontiana Ceropegia hirsuta var. ophiocephala Ceropegia hirsuta var. stenophylla