Ceropegia bulbosa

• Botanical Name : Ceropegia bulbosa Roxb.
• Synonyms : Ceropegia acuminata Roxb.
• Common Name : Patadtumbadi, Bulbous Ceropegia
• Plant Family : Asclepiadaceae
• Plant Form : Climbers
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park

About Ceropegia bulbosa Plant :

• Habit : A tuberous rooted twiner.
• Leaves : Fleshy, almost rounded to elliptic-oblong or obovate, cordate.
• Inflorescence : Umbellate cymes.
• Flowers :
  • Green outside, violet-purple inside.
  • Stamens 5, lanceolate. Corolla-tube inflated below, lobes 5, corona staminal, 2-seriate, pollinia erect.
• Fruit : Follicles tapering to a point, seeds comose.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : September - November
• Significance : The leaves and tubers are eaten.