Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2603)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2500)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2115)
Order: Gentianales (110)
Family: Apocynaceae (36)(family description)
Genus: Ceropegia (1)
Epithet: affinis Vatke (2)
Synonym: Ceropegia racemosa N.E.Br.
affinis => similar, related, of near alliance
racemosa => in form of a cluster