Plant Details

Accepted name:: Caralluma adscendens (Roxb.) Haw. [Apocynaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 4

Caralluma adscendens var. adscendens

Caralluma adscendens var. bicolor (V.S.Ramach., S.Joseph, H.A.John & Sofiya) Karupp., Ugraiah & Pull.

Caralluma adscendens var. carinata Gravely & Mayur.

Caralluma adscendens var. gracilis Gravely & Mayur.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
kaarallamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kundelu kommulu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kundethi komulu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maakada singi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mangana kodu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thavite chettu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vaddara megate	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vanjari bhaji	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 3 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Boucerosia adscendens (Roxb.) Wall. Numer. List: n.° 8146 (1847).
Ceropegia adscendens (Roxb.) Bruyns S. African J. Bot. 112: 416 (2017).
Stapelia adscendens Roxb. Pl. Coromandel 1: 28 (1795).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Caralluma adscendens (Roxb.) Haw.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Caralluma adscendens (Roxb.) R.Br.	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015)

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