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'''Arkapushpi''' is a genus of Flowering plants formerly belonging to the plant family Asclepiadaceae, now considered to be part of the Apocynaceae. The genus was first described in 1810. As presently constituted, the genus contains only one known species, Holostemma ada-kodien, . It is native to southern Asia (China, Nepal, Pakistan, Kashmir, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand).

{{Leaf|Large|Triangle|leafLeaf's Margin is Entire and Venation-Cross venulated. leaves 7-15 cm length and 5-10 cm breadth, top of the leaf is smooth and bottom part is hairy}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Peduncled cymes|10–15 cm long|Yellow-white||peduncles Peduncles shorter than the petiole, stout; pedicels 1.5 cm long; calyx lobes ovate, 4 mm long; corolla 2.5 cm across, campanulate, pale purple, lobes 8 x 6 mm, ovate, obtuse}}

{{Fruit|oblong Oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||}}

Matured seeds are collected from the plant during December–January before they disperse. Seeds are cleaned, dried, and stored for sowing. However, fruit set is generally less than 10% in this crop, which is a major constraint for large-scale cultivation through seeds. The crop can also be propagated by vegetative means through root and stem cuttings. <ref name="Cultivation details"/>