Ceropegia spiralis Wight

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Ceropegia

Characteristics

A small herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 20-30 cm tall. The stems are weak and erect. The tubers are 1-2 cm across. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped and arranged opposite each other. They are grass like and 3-5 cm long. The flowers are in clusters of 3-5 in the upper leaf axils. The flower tube is swollen at the base. The seed pods are narrow and 5-7 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.3
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Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The leaves are cooked and eaten as a pot herb. They are also eaten raw.
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Edible leaves
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Ceropegia spiralis world distribution map, present in India

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:95791-1
WFO ID wfo-0000598497
COL ID T3S8
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Synonyms

Ceropegia munroi Ceropegia spiralis