Caralluma



Caralluma adscendens (Roxb.) R.Br. (Images by tspkumar) 

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Caralluma adscendens var. fimbriata (Wall.) Gravely & Mayur. (Images by Sushant More & Gopal Shinde (Id by Subbiah Karuppusamy) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) 

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Caralluma diffusa (Wight) N.E.Br. (Images by K M Prabhu Kumar (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) 

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Caralluma indica (Wight & Arn.) N.E.Br. (Images by K M Prabhu Kumar (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))

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Huernia insigniflora C.A. Maass (Cultivated) (Images by Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))  

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Huernia keniensis R.E.Fr. (Images by Aarti S Khale (Id by Dan Rhoads & J.M.Garg) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))

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Huernia zebrina N.E.Br. (Images by Preeti (Id by Katarina Stenman) & Shrikant Ingalhalikar (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) 

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Frerea indica Dalzell (Images by Neha Singh, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary & Arvind Kadus (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))

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Edithcolea grandis N.E.Br. (Cultivated)  (Images by Aarti S Khale (Id by Prashant Awale) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))

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Pachycymbium keithii (R.A. Dyer) L.C. Leach (Cultivated) (Images by Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))

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Stapelia gigantea N.E. Br. (Cultivated) (Images by Pankaj Kumar (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))

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FLOWERING PLANTS OF INDIA, DICOTYLEDONS, Vol-I (Acanthaceae-Avicenniaceae) authored by S. Karthikeyan, M. Sanjappa and S. Moorthy and published by BSI, Kolkata in 2009 is an important document for names, authority and distribution of Asclepiadaceae species in India.




As per this document (Karthikeyan et al., 2009) following species of Caralluma occur in India:

1- Caralluma adscendens (Roxb.) Haw. [var. adscensdens; var. attenuata; var. carinata; var. fimbriata; var. geniculata; var. gracilis]
2- C. bhupinderana Sarkaria
3- C. campanulata (Wight) N.E. Br. (synonym of C. umbellata Haw.)
4- C. edulis (Edgew.) Benth. ex Hook.f.
5- C. lasiantha (Wight) N.E. Br. (synonym of C. umbellata Haw.)
6- C. nilagiriana Kumari & Subba Rao
7- C. procumbens Gravely & Mayur.
8- C. sarkariae Lavranos & R.M.I. Frandsen
9- C. staintonii H. Hara
10- C. stalagmifera E.C.E.Fisch. [ var. stalagmifera; var. intermedia; var. longipetala]
11- C. truncato-coronata (Sedgw.) Gravely & Mayur.  
 
Scrutiny of these names in Plant List indicates that C. campanulata and C. lasiantha are synonyms
 
Caralluma bicolor Ramach., S. Joseph, H.A. John & C. Sofiya is a newly described species and not mentioned in Karthikeyan et al. 2009.  

 
 
Binomial Habit Notes References Distribution Common name
Caralluma adscendens (Roxb.) Haw. var. adscendens Herb Plains , Dry Localities Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987 Coimbatore, Nilgiri, Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Tiruchchirappalli, Tiruvannamalai, Viluppuram Muyal Kombuchedi
Caralluma adscendens (Roxb.) Haw. var. attenuata (Wight) Grav. & Mayuranathan Herb Plains , Dry Localities Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987 All districts Kallimuliyaan
Caralluma bhupinderana Sarkaria Herb Plains , Dry Localities Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987 Thoothukkudi  
Caralluma diffusa (Wight) N.E. Br. Herb Western Ghats,  Dry Deciduous Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987 Coimbatore, Tiruvannamalai  
Caralluma indica (Wight & Arn.) N.E. Br. Herb Plains , Dry Localities Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Gamble 1957 Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur,  Viluppuram Kallimuliyaan
Caralluma nilagiriana Kumari & Subba Rao Herb Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Endemic Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987 Nilgiri  
Caralluma pauciflora (Wight) N.E. Br. Herb Plains, Dry Localities Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987 Madurai,  Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar  
Caralluma procumbens Grav. & Mayuranathan Trailing Herb Plains, Dry Localities Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Grav. & Mayuranathan 1931 Kanniyakumari  
Caralluma stalagmifera Fischer Herb Plains, Dry Localities Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Gamble & Fischer 1957 Kancheepuram, Puddukkottai, Thiruvallur  
Caralluma umbellata Haw. Herb Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987 All districts Sirunkalli, Yerumai Kallimuliyaan, Yaanai Kallimuliyaan

 

 
 
Botanical name Synonyms Family Common name

 
 
 
Caralluma bicolor sp. nov. (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) from India by V. S. Ramachandran, S. Joseph, H. A. John and C. Sofiya- Nordic Journal of Botany Volume 29, Issue 4, pages 447–450, August 2011-
Abstract- Caralluma bicolor Ramach, S. Joseph, H. A. John & C. Sofiya sp. nov. (Apocynaceae) collected from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu in India is described and illustrated. Morphological differences between the new species and the allied species C. adscendens (Roxb.) Haw. and C. sarkariae Lavranos & Frandsen are discussed.
 
1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants edited by Kerry Scott Walter, Harriet J. Gillett-  
Caralluma diffusa- Indeterminate- Kerala & Tamilnadu
 
 
Vegetables edited by G. J. H. Grubben (2004)- Details-
 
Flora of Davanagere District, Karnataka, India By B. K. Manjunatha, V. Krishna, T. Pullaiah (2004)- Details-
Caralluma lasiantha N.E.Br. is a synonym of Caralluma umbellata Haw.
 
Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Asclepiadaceae ..., Volume 4 edited by Focke Albers, Ulrich Meve (2002)- Details-
Caralluma adscendens var. carinata Grav. & Mayur.
Caralluma adscendens var. geniculata Gravely & Mayur. is a synonym of Caralluma geniculata (Gravely & Mayur.) Meve & Liede
Caralluma adscendens var. gracilis Grav. & Mayur.
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Caralluma frerea Rowley is a synonym of Frerea indica Dalzell
 
Flora of Medak District, Andhra Pradesh, India By T. Pullaiah, Chintala Prabhakar, B. Ravi Prasad Rao (1998)- Details-
 
 
Rediscovery of an endemic plant Caralluma diffusa (Wight) N.E. Br. (Asclepiadaceae) from Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India, after 160 years by V.S. Ramachandran 1, Binu Thomas 2, C. Sofiya 3 & R. Sasi 4- Journal of Threatened Taxa 3(3): 1622-1623.  
 
Caralluma: 6 posts by 2 authors.

I have updated eFI (efloraofindia) page on Caralluma

Attempts have been made to incorporate most of the species available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible. It’s quite possible that there may be some discrepancy in the accepted names & synonyms taken from other links.

Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages. On clicking them one can see all the details.

If someone can provide complete list of Indian species with source references it will be wonderful.

Any comments/ corrections are welcome.


I have added the list of all Indian species of Caralluma (Asclepiadaceae; in eFI- Apocynaceae) based on Karthikeyan et al. 2009

Caralluma indica seems to be a surprise miss in this. Any reasons ?
Yes it is not mentioned in the list because Karthikeyan et al. (2009) considered it as Desmidorchis indica (Wight & Arn.) Kuntze, a different genus in Asclepiadaceae.
However, updated Plant List consider Desmidorchis indica as synonym of Caralluma indica (Wight & Arn.) N.E. Br. Accordingly it should be added in the list of species of Caralluma in eFI.
 

Pl. go through Caralluma page (‎‎‎Apocynaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia (done by me & ...).

If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know.

If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), it will be really nice. Also, if anybody is interested to take up the activity of inserting images on efloraofindia pages from efloraofindia posts, pl. let us know.