Ceropegia abyssinica
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Luanshya, Muliashi.
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Lusaka
In grassland;
Lusaka SE 13km; Jan 2002.
Photo: Mike Bingham
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Ceropegia bequaetii De Wild. Ceropegia bonafouxii K. Schum. var. linearifolia Stopp Ceropegia filicalyx Bullock Ceropegia gilletii De Wild. & T. Durand Ceropegia hispidipes S. Moore Ceropegia steudneri Vatke |
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Erect usually unbranched herb to 35 cm tall. Leaves simple; petiole 0-5 mm long; lamina variable in shape from linear to obovate, pubescent; base cuneate to rounded. Flowers borne in umbels. Corolla 14-20 mm long; the inflated base indistinct, whitish to pale green; tube narrowing gradually upwards; lobes linear, white or greyish outside, black to brown above and within. Corona shallowly cupular with 5 shallow pouches. |
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Ethiopia |
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| Derivation of specific name: | abyssinica: of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) |
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| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, CAR, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
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| Literature: |
Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 126 - 129. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 20. as Ceropegia abyssinica var. abyssinica Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 51. |
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