Species Ceropegia monteiroae
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Ceropegia monteiroae.
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.
Etymology of monteiroae:
Named after Joachim J. Monteiro (1833-1878) a mining egineer and naturalist
Scientific name:
Ceropegia monteiroae Hook. f.
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Protologue:
Bot. Mag. t. 6927 (1887); Delagoa Bay 175 (1891)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1887
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Ceropegia monteiroae.