Apocynaceae
Ceropegia

Ceropegia carnosa E.Mey.

First published in Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 193 (1838)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mozambique to S. Africa. It is a climbing succulent and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bruyns, P.V. (2014). The Apocynaceae of Namibia. Strelitzia 34: 1-158. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Brown in Fl. Cap. 4(1): 822 (1908).
  • Bruyns in Bradleya 3: 16–18 (1985).
  • E. Mey., Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 193 (1838).
  • Huber in Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 98 (1958).
  • Meve, Ill. Handb. Succ. Pl. Asclepiadaceae: 71 (2002).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2018 Osborne, J.;Matimele, H.; Murimaga, E. [JO1431] Mozambique K:SPC-78777.000 No
Sep 1, 2018 Osborne, J. [JO1431] Mozambique K000569786 Yes
Jan 31, 1905 Bowker, H.; Barber, M.E. [13] South Africa K000305591 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schlechter [2494] South Africa K:SPC-58615.000 No
Bowker [545] South Africa K000305593 Unknown Type Material Yes
Goyder, D.J. [5027] Mozambique K:SPC-71675.000 No
Osborne, J. [JO 1388] Mozambique K001346110 Yes
Atherstone [s.n.] South Africa K000305592 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0