Species Ceropegia purpurascens
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Ceropegia purpurascens.
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 purpurascens:
From the Latin purpureus = 'purple' and -ascens meaning 'becoming' or '-ish'; i.e. purplish
Scientific name:
Ceropegia purpurascens K. Schum.
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17(1-2): 152 (1893)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1893
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Ceropegia purpurascens.