| Author: | Ramalingam Kottaimuthu, 2019 |
| Family: |
ASCLEPIADACEAE* | |
Origin: |
Andhra Pradsh, Bheemudikolanu, Nallamalai;
Eastern Ghats; India | |
Soil: |
Mix | | Water: |
Medium | | Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
6 Centimetres |
| Height: |
80 Centimetres
| | Flower: |
Green / Purple-Brownish / Pinkish Cream |
| Propagate: | Seeds |
| Names: |
- | |
Synonyms: |
Brachystelma nallamalayanum,
K.Prasad & B.R.P.Rao, J. Threat. 2013. | This member of the
Asclepiadaceae* family
was given this name by Ramalingam Kottaimuthu in 2019. It is found in Andhra
Pradsh, Bheemudikolanu, Nallamalai; Eastern Ghats, India, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to six centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 80 centimetres in height. The flowers are green, purple-brownish and pinkish
cream.
The genera name is from the Greek word keropegion meaning
'candelabrum', because Linnaeus thought that the flowers looked like candles. The species name after the
type locality, the Nallamalais of Andhra Pradesh, India.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Asclepiadaceae is now part of the Apocynaceae.
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