seer-oh-PEEJ-ee-uh -- from the Greek keros (wax) and pege (fountain) ... Dave's Botanary
at-ten-yoo-AY-tuh -- thin, weak ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: tender ceropegia • Marathi: सडा खांतुडी sada khantudi
known for / parts made use of: the tuber (edible), the leaves (phytochemical value), the entire aerial herb (host plant for the larvae of the striped tiger butterfly) ... compiled from the web.
botanical names: Ceropegia attenuata Hook. ... and more at POWO, retrieved August 14, 2026
known for / parts made use of: the tuber (edible), the leaves (phytochemical value), the entire aerial herb (host plant for the larvae of the striped tiger butterfly) ... compiled from the web.
Bibliography / etymology / notes
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
tender ceropegia
- for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India ... (accessed: August 14, 2026)
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
सडा खांतुडी sada khantudi
- Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the second among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers
- Sada (सडा): In traditional Marathi lexicons, this denotes an elevated, windswept rocky plateau (particularly lateritic formations), which serves as the primary, preferred micro-habitat for Ceropegia attenuata. Khantudi (खांतुडी): This is a generic vernacular name traditionally applied to Ceropegia species by local communities in the region. ... compiled from the web.
- Orthographic variants of खांतुडी: खांतूडी / खानतुडी / खंतुडी / खंटुडी ... collected from the web.
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra. Strictly endemic to India — restricted to the northern and central Western Ghats and adjacent coastal stretches.
- Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2026): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 26.08; last update Aug. 2nd, 2026. Last accessed 14/08/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy).
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Created on: 13:19 14-08-2026 ¦ Last updated: 20:17 14-08-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY)
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