CEROPEGIA MAHAJANII
Author:
Peter Vincent Bruyns, 2017
Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Bruyns. (2017). In: S. African J. Bot. 112: 430.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
1-5 Centimetres
Height:
4-25 Centimetres
Propagate:
–
CITES:
Synonyms:
Brachystelma mahajanii, Kambale & S.R.Yadav, 2014.
This member of the Asclepiadaceae* family was given this name by Peter Vincent Bruyns in 2017. It is found along the eastward slopes of the Nilgiris in India, growing in a well drained soil with quite some water and some sun. The caudex can grow from one to five centimetres in diameter, the entire plant from four to 25 centimetres in height. The flowers are greenish yellow.
The genera name is from the Greek word keropegion meaning 'candelabrum', because Linnaeus thought that the flowers looked like candles. The species name in honour of Dr S D Mahajan, professor in Botany at Shivaji Univercity, Kolhapur. *)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Asclepiadaceae is now part of the Apocynaceae.
Flower
Greenish Yellow Propagate : Seeds
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Medium
