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Ceropegia Odorata
	Ceropegia Odorata
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Magnoliophyta
(unranked):	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Ceropegia
Species:	Odorata
Binomial name
	Ceropegia odorata; Nimmo
	Natural range of the Ceropegia Odorata of the Apocynaceae family

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The Jeemikanda Plant, Ceropegia Odorata, is a plant that was thought to be extinct over 175 years ago

Gujarat, India by J. Graham Nimmo. Cerogeia Odorata” was given the common name, “Jeemikanda,” by Pawra tribes located in Gujarat^[2], India. This plant is classified as an endangered species due to industrial expansion and progression in central India. The Jeemikanda plant is used for medicinal purposes to treat stomach pain and eye irritation. This beautiful, flowering plant is nationally recognized and protected in the Riparian Forest of the Chandoli National Park.^[3]

Distribution

Ceropegia is an endangered, flowering plant that is native to Africa, Australia, and Southern Asia^[4]. The specific “Ceropegia Odorata” is located in high elevations, around 3,000 meters^[5], of western India: Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Salsette Island^[6]. Most of these areas that “Ceropegia Odorata” grows is highly inaccessible to humans since these endangered plants are protected from the public to attempt in repopulation of “Ceropegia Odorata.” ^[7]

Habitat and Ecology

The soils of Gujarat, India^[8]:

Desert soils
Shallow, medium and, black Calcareous soils
Sandy Loam to Sandy soils
Sandy to Saline soils
Poorly drained soils--medium black
Deep black, black, medium black to loamy sand soils
Deep black with Aluvial, Laterite and Medium Black soils
Deep black clay-like soils

“Ceropegia Odorata” is a type of climbing, flowering plant that is able to grow successfully in any types of soils. “Ceropegia Odorata” is a

perennial plant, which means it lives on average for over 2 years^[9]. Since “Ceropegia Odorata” only grows at high altitudes, the types of soil that this specific plant grows in is loamy, acid soils. The soils in the mountains of the state of Gujarat are acidic due heavy spells of rainfall and poor soil depth^[10]

. These types of mountainous soils are very shallow due to the lack of nutrient uptake in the mountain, which is mainly caused by precipitation runoff and deforestation.

Gujarat, India

- Possible landmarks where "Ceropegia Odorata" can be found growing

The overall climate of

Gujarat, India plays a negative role in how successful many plants can thrive in little to no amount of rainfall. Runoff is a large factor because the loamy soils of the mountains of Gujarat

can not absorb rainfall as well as soils that experience an average of amount of rainfall, causing soils to become acid and shallow. “Ceropegia Odorata” survives under these conditions through scaling other large plants to access extra rainfall and extract nutrients from those larger plants.

Morphology

Individuals of this species are highly endangered tuberous herbs. The “Ceropegia Odorata” has flowers that expel a certain type of fragrance similar to rotting fruit to attract insects. The perennial development of the

Gujarat, India receives; This allows it to absorb as much water and nutrients as efficient as possible^[16]

.

Flowers and Reproduction

Flowers of “

buds at the base of the taproot and embryotic shoots

, that can be eaten as vegetables.

Usage

Food

The
tubers that grow from the taproot of "Ceropegia Odorata" are eaten as vegetables^[17]
.

Alcoholic beverages through fermentation and distillation^[18]
Tubers
can be pickled
Tubers
can be eaten raw
Tubers
can be eaten baked or cooked

Medicine

The leaves of “Ceropegia Odorata” are chewed to relieve stomach pain.
The leaves contain anti-inflammatory properties that relieve inflammation and gas build-up. The oil that can be extracted from the
eye irritation and soreness^[19]
.

Diabetes^[20]
Headaches
Kidney stones
Swelling
Tonic
Fever
Blood clotting
Snake bite
Skin disease

References

Category: Ceropegia

[1] ttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/270053820_Resurrecting_the_type_locality_of_Ceropegia_odorata_Apocynaceae_after_175_years

[2] ttps://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Fragrant%20Ceropegia.html

[3] ttps://www.worldatlas.com/articles/rare-native-plants-of-india.html

[4] ttps://owlcation.com/stem/Rare-and-Endangered-plants-of-India

[5] ttps://www.worldatlas.com/articles/rare-native-plants-of-india.html

[6] ttps://owlcation.com/stem/Rare-and-Endangered-plants-of-India

[7] ttps://www.jstor.org/stable/4103146?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

[8] ttps://www.researchgate.net/figure/Soils-of-Gujarat_fig4_283485273

[9] ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perennial_plant

[10] ttps://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/india/soilsofindia.htm

[11] ttps://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/steppe/

[12] ttps://en.climate-data.org/asia/pakistan/punjab/gujrat-964104/#temperature-graph

[13] ttp://www.globalsciencebooks.info/Online/GSBOnline/images/0812/AAJPSB_2(1&2)/AAJPSB_2(2)80-83o.pdf

[14] ttp://www.tnscert.org/tnscert/ebooks/tnscert-ebook/pdf-files/TN_GOVT_Bio-BOTANY_XI_Final_for_Print_02-06-18.pdf

[15] ttps://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1795/3128

[16] ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taproot

[17] ttps://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Fragrant%20Ceropegia.html

[18] ttps://books.google.com/books?id=2R9xDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA580&lpg=PA580&dq=ceropegia+odorata+medicine&source=bl&ots=rh6krHUmHN&sig=ACfU3U0YnZuOON-PBecpLRiQTC5-eLNOAw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjB_pCiqrXhAhVDnFkKHYQoCHQQ6AEwDXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=ceropegia%20odorata%20medicine&f=false

[19] ttps://www.academia.edu/5741133/Ceropegia_Tissue_Culture_Review_2013

[20] ttps://books.google.com/books?id=2R9xDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA580&lpg=PA580&dq=ceropegia+odorata+medicine&source=bl&ots=rh6krHUmHN&sig=ACfU3U0YnZuOON-PBecpLRiQTC5-eLNOAw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjB_pCiqrXhAhVDnFkKHYQoCHQQ6AEwDXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=ceropegia%20odorata%20medicine&f=false

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