Botany

Apteranthes tuberculata

Apteranthes tuberculata is a succulent subshrub flowering plant that belongs to the genus Apteranthes in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae of the family Apocynaceae. Its basionym is Caralluma tuberculata. This species is native to Afghanistan, India, Iran, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and the West Himalaya and is found in desert and dry shrubland. Common names in Pakistan include chungee, chunga and pawuni.

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• ▸Amaranthus cruentus
• ▸10199 Chariklo
• ▸Bonnetiaceae

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