Flora of Zambia: Cultivated plants
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Ceropegia zambesiaca
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Lusaka SE 13km; Apr 1990.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka SE 13km; Dec 1999.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka, Chite Road; Feb 1972.
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Description: | Root system fibrous. Stems semi-succulent, annual or perennial, twining. The straight corolla tube distinguishes this from similar species (C. distincta group). | |
| Notes: | Cultivated in Hamburg ex seed from Lusaka. | |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Only known from areas round Lusaka, Zambia. | |
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| Content last updated: | Wednesday 13 August 2014 | |
| Literature: |
Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 110 - 111. (Includes a picture). Masinde, P.S., Meve, U. (2002). Ceropegia zambesiaca (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae - Ceropegieae), a new species from Zambia. Kew Bulletin 57 |
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