Syn: Ceropegia hirsuta Hochst. ex Decne. Prodr. (DC.) 8: 644. 1844
(nom. inval.)
Type: Syntype - Robert Wight 1510, Neelgherries, India, s.d.
[Herbarium-Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)]
Ceropegia is derived from the Greek keros (wax) and pege (fountain),
referring to the appearance of the flower clusters.
hirsuta is for the the plant part being covered with hairs or the
surface is rough
Regards
Pankaj
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Research Associate
Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project
Department of Habitat Ecology
Wildlife Institute of India
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Dehradun - 248001, India
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