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Rolla's Ceropegia (खरपुडी)

Ceropegia rollae

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Field Notes

Description:

Rolla's Ceropegia is a tall erect, tuberous herb, Endemic to Western Ghats of Maharashtra. Stem pubescent. Leaves ovate, puberulous above. Cymes subaxillary and terminal, many flowered, peduncle and pedicals hirsute. Flower 2.3-3.5 cm long, tube 1.5-2.5 cm long, base slightly inflated, inside aring of haors at the bottom, rest glabrous; petals 8-13 x 2.5 mm, linear oblong, hairless. Outer corona of five short, entire or notched lobes, ciliate, inner erect, subclavate.

Habitat:

Flowering: August-September.
It grows on the open top of both the forts at an altitude of about
1200-1300 m.

Notes:

Endemic to Maharashtra and Critically Endangered.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
Rajas Deshpande
ohh... sorry... spotting removed from biobitz mission by 1 of PN ranger
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Hi Rajas, it is not a problem with Noah, it is a problem with Chrome, which you presumably are using. It can be removed from Firefox if you have that, and should also work with Safari or IE8.
Rajas Deshpande
there is a problem in noah... I can not remove it.. i have tried several times...
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Rajas, this spotting should not be in the USA BioBlitz mission or the Trees mission, please remove it, and all your other spottings which are in incorrect missions. You may only add spottings to missions if they are within the defined parameters of those missions.
Rajas Deshpande
Maria dB: Yes, it is only found on particular mountain range of Maharashtra, India.
Rajas Deshpande
Leuba: Here in India if you want to secure this plant, then you have to just keep quiet, don't tell anyone and must not share with the government :D :D
Maria dB
Wonderful series! It seems to be the first on Noah of this endangered species. Well done!
Leuba Ridgway
Beautiful ! I hope something's being done to secure the future for this beauty..thanks for sharing this, Rajas D.

Spotted for Missions

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Flowers of Western Ghats
Mission
Herbs & Spices – Source Plants
Mission
2013 Best Wildlife Photo
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Mission
Indian Flora

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PublishedSeptember 19, 2013

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