Caralluma adscendens var. gracilis Gravely & Mayur.
First published in Bull. Madras Gov. Mus., n.s., 4: 14 (1931)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is S. India. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
India
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Caralluma gracilis (Gravely & Mayur.) Plowes in Asklepios 116: 16 (2013), nom. illeg.
- Ceropegia adscendens var. gracilis (Gravely & Mayur.) Kottaim. in Int. J. Curr. Res. Biosci. Pl. Biol. 6(10): 35 (2019)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Babu, N.M.G., Ravikumar, K. & Rao, N.R. (2014). Additions to the flora of Karnataka from Chitradurga district. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 38: 634-649.
- Jagtap, A.P. & Singh, N.P. (1999). Fascicles of Flora of India 24: 1-332. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayuranathan, P., India | 8011.000 | No |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0