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Natural History: Endemic Perennial Climber.
A twinning climber growing from a perennial tuber, endemic to the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Kerala. It produces curved lantern-shaped whitish-purple flowers with a striking peacock green coloured tip from July to October.
Note: A caterpillar of Parantica aglea – Glassy Tiger was observed on this plant by Suryakant Golam from Sindhudurg, Maharashtra in July 2025. Further observations are required to confirm this as a new larval host plant for this species.
References:
Flowers of India (2025): Peacock Ceropegia. URL: https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Peacock Ceropegia.html. Accessed on: 28 Jul 2025.
WFO (2025): Ceropegia oculata Hook. URL: http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000598379. Accessed on: 28 Jul 2025.
Page citation
Golam, S. and N. Kawthankar. 2025. Ceropegia oculata Hook. – Peacock Ceropegia. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/ceropegia-oculata, accessed 2025/07/28.