| Green Milkweed Creeper |
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| Original date | 7/25/07 8:10 AM |
| Resolution | 1024 x 682 |
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| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/30s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-H1 |
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Botanical name: Cosmostigma racemosum Family: Apocynaceae (Oleander family)
Synonyms: Asclepias racemosa
Synonyms: Asclepias racemosa
Green Milkweed Creeper is a twining shrub with watery sap. Stem are hollow
within, sparsely hairy when young. Oppositely arranged leaves 7.5-11 x
3.5-5 cm, are broadly ovate, sharp tipped, with a rounded or heart-shaped
base. Leaf stalks are 1.5-3 cm long. Small greenish flowers occur incorymb-like or
raceme-like; peduncle 1.5-2.5 cm long. Sepals are 1.5 mm long, 5 in number.
Flowers flat, wheel-like, 8-10 mm across, with 5 petals and very short
tube. Petals are 4 mm long, ovate, yellowish-green with reddish-brown
speckles. Stamens 5; filaments united; anthers 2-celled; Carpels 2, free ;
style short, apex 5-angled. Flowering: July.
Medicinal uses:
The leaves of this woody climber are used in
Indian traditional medicine to cure ulcerous sores.
Medicinal uses:
The leaves of this woody climber are used in
Indian traditional medicine to cure ulcerous sores. Identification credit: Navendu Pāgé
| Photographed in Maharashtra. |