Ceropegia Candelabrum L

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Identifiants : 7413/cercad

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Classification phylogénétique :
Clade : Angiospermes ; Clade : Dicotylédones vraies ; Clade : Astéridées ; Clade : Lamiidées ; Ordre : Gentianales ; Famille : Apocynaceae ;

Classification/taxinomie traditionnelle :
Règne : Plantae ; Sous-règne : Tracheobionta ; Division : Magnoliophyta ; Classe : Magnoliopsida ; Ordre : Gentianales ; Famille : Apocynaceae ; Genre : Ceropegia ;

Synonymes : Ceropegia acuminata Dalzell & Gibson, Ceropegia biflora L, Ceropegia candelabriformis St.-Lag.Ceropegia discreta N. E. Br, Ceropegia elliotii Hook.f, Ceropegia longiflora Poir, Ceropegia mucronata Roth, Ceropegia tuberosa Roxb ;

Nom(s) anglais, local(aux) et/ou international(aux) : Candlestick ceropegia, , Guttalu, Hadula, Kanda ganapa, Kanwel, Khadula, Manchi mandai, Nattunattuvallinattunattuvalli, Nijota-njodien-vali, Patala-tumbi ;

Rapport de consommation et comestibilité/consommabilité inférée (partie(s) utilisable(s) et usage(s) alimentaire(s) correspondant(s)) :

Parties comestibles : tubercules, feuilles, racine^{{{{0(+x) (traduction automatique)}| Original : Tubers, Leaves, Root^{{{0(+x)Les tubercules sont consommés crus ou rôtis. Les feuilles sont également consommées comme herbe de pot

néant, inconnus ou indéterminés. Illustration(s) (photographie(s) et/ou dessin(s)):

Autres infos : dont infos de "FOOD PLANTS INTERNATIONAL" :

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Distribution :

C'est une plante tropicale. Rajasthan. Il pousse dans la forêt de broussailles^{{{{0(+x) (traduction automatique)}
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Localisation :

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Notes : Il existe environ 160 à 200 espèces de Ceropegia. Précédemment chez les Asclepiadaceae^{{{{0(+x) (traduction automatique)}Original : There are about 160-200 Ceropegia species. Previously in Asclepiadaceae^{{{0(+x)
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Liens, sources et/ou références : dont classification : dont livres et bases de données : ⁰"Food Plants International" (en anglais) ; dont biographie/références de ⁰"FOOD PLANTS INTERNATIONAL" : Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 118 (As Ceropegia tuberosa) ; Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 182 (As Ceropegia tuberosa) ; Kumar, G.M., & Shiddamallayya, N., 2014, Documentation of Wild Plant Tubers as Food Resources in Hassan District, Karnataka, International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technoogy. 5(2) p 90 (As Ceropegia tuberosa) ; Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 23 ; Reddy, K.R., 1989, Additional Notes on the Wild Edible Plants of India. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol. 13 No. 1 pp 125-127 (As Ceropegia tuberosa) ; Samydurai, P., et al, 2012, Wild habits of Kolli Hills being staple food of inhabitant tribes of eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources. 3(3) September 2012 pp 432-437 (As Ceropegia tuberosa) ; SHANKARNARAYAN & SAXENA. (As Ceropegia tuberosa) ; Singh, H.B., Arora R.K.,1978, Wild edible Plants of India. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. p 11 (As Ceropegia tuberosa)

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