Species Ceropegia africana
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Ceropegia:
Gk. keros = wax; pege = fountain. Linnaeus described this genus in volume 1 of his Species plantarum, which appeared in 1753. Linnaeus thought that the flowers looked like candles and Ceropegia literally means a fountain of wax.
Scientific name:
Ceropegia africana R. Br.
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Synonym of:
Unknown
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Synonym status:
Like C. occidentalis but flowers grey to green with purplish veins, outer corona lobes erect and fused into a deep cupular structure around anthers, inner lobes laterally flattened above. Oct.--Mar. Karroid scrub, NW, SW, AP, KM, LB, SE (Cape Peninsula and Worcester to KwaZulu-Natal).
Observations of Taxon
Ceropegia africana
Name of observer:
Various (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Ceropegia africana
Name of observer:
Barbra Jeppe (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown