Wonderful plant. How common is this in Western ghats. Have you seen it at many places or only at Tungareshwar? Dr Phadke
2010/11/2 Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family) ~ Apocynaceae » *Cosmostigma racemosum* > *Synonym*: *Asclepias racemosa* > > > *kos-moh-STIG-muh* -- from the Greek kosmos (beauty) and stigma (stigma) > *ray-see-MO-sum* -- having racemes (a type of flower cluster) > > > *commonly known as*: green milkweed creeper • Malayalam: വട്ടു വല്ലീ vattu > valli • Marathi: जटी jati > > > *Endemic to*: Western Ghats of India > > > Attached views from Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary > ... for more views: > http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Cosmostigmaracemosum&m=tags
