| Rolla's Ceropegia |
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| File size | 253507 |
| Original date | 8/19/07 1:09 PM |
| Resolution | 1600 x 1200 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 6.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-P52 |
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Photo: Prashant Awale |
Botanical name: 
Ceropegia rollae Family: Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family)
Ceropegia rollae Family: Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family)Rolla's Ceropegia is a tall erect, tuberous herb, Endemic
to Western Ghats of Maharashtra. Stem pubescent. Leaves ovate, puberulous
above. Cymes subaxillary and terminal, many flowered, peduncle and
pedicals hirsute. Flower 2.3-3.5 cm long, tube 1.5-2.5 cm long, base
slightly inflated, inside aring of haors at the bottom, rest
glabrous; petals 8-13 x 2.5 mm, linear oblong, hairless. Outer corona of
five short, entire or notched lobes, ciliate, inner erect,
subclavate. Flowering: August-September.
| Identification credit: Navendu Pāgé | Photographed in Sahyadri Hills, Maharashtra. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,