Cynanchum callialatum

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Cynanchum callialatum Buch.-Ham. ex Wight, Contr. Bot. India 56 1834. (Syn: Cyathella callialata (Buch.-Ham. ex Wight) C.Y.Wu & D.Z.Li; Cynanchum angustifolium Wight & Arn. [Illegitimate]; Cynanchum heyneanum Schult.; Cynoctonum angustifolium Decne.; Cynoctonum callialata (Buch.-Ham. ex Wight) Decne.; Periploca reticulata Roth (Unresolved); Vincetoxicum callialatum (Buch.-Ham. ex Wight) Kuntze);

Images by Satish Phadke (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)

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Cynanchum callialata: Mulshi near Pune: I found this Asclepiadaceae climber in Sep 2012 on road towards Lavasa.
After carefully observing the pictures I think this is Cynanchum callialata.
Ref FOS By Shrikantji.
Tall climber with opposite leaves. Flowers tiny(Less than a cm) in umbellate cymes.
It was a surprise for me when members visiting VOF were showing different Cynanchum species. I could find this one from Western ghats

Flora Picture of The Year 2012 : Dr. Satish Phadke: Cyananchum callialatum
I get fascinated by the radial symmetry and the geometry present in flowers of most of the species of Asclepiadaceae.
It was a joy for me when I came across this species in Mulshi area on way to Lavasa .
It is a climber with tiny flowers of less than a cm.
I could find the ID from the book Flowers of Sahyadri. I posted the pictures on the group when VOF week was going on in full swing.
On searching the Efloraofindia I was surprised to know that this species was not shared by anybody so far.
I was disappointed that nobody took notice of the post.
Presenting my Flora Picture of The Year 2013.
Cyananchum callialatum
Its very beautiful flora pic of d year n me glad that u found this beauty near Pune area, thanks fo sharing such innovative plant :)

Very very beautiful flora pic, ...

This species seems to very close to Cynanchum tunicatum ... from the descriptions we can gather that C. callialatum has 2-winged follicle while C. tunicatum is not winged.

Slightly weaker difference is that C. tunicatum is fewer flowered per umbel.

Had a tough time to identify my Cynanchum plant sighted at base of Koraigad on 15 OCT 10 and 06 OCT 12 ... I would perhaps need to post a query for validating ID my plant.

... - there is an inadvertent typo in your post - Cyananchum.
You may edit the typos by editing them in the database.

References:

http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2750920

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