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| Synonyms: |
Ceropegia filiformis E.A. Bruce |
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| Frequency: | Rare |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial with spherical tuber, 1in. in diameter; stems wiry with 3-5pairs of reduced leaves; pedicels reddish; calyx reddish; corolla tube white, tinged pinkish; lobes olive-green or brown; throat white, mauve inside tube. on shallow soil overlying "laterite" in open. (Description JSTOR) |
| Type location: |
Mwinilunga, Zambia |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In shallow soils overlying laterite. |
| Altitude range: | 1300 m (approx) |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Only known from the type collection in northern Zambia. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | |
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| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Data deficient |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 157 - 158. (Includes a picture). |
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