Ceropegia prostrata (E.A. Bruce) Bruyns

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Synonyms: Brachystelma prostratum E.A. Bruce
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Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
Mwinilunga, Zambia
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: In shallow soils overlying laterite.
Altitude range: (metres) 1300 m (approx)
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Only known from northern Zambia.
National distribution: N
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
Growth form(s):
Endemic status: Endemic
Red data list status: Data deficient
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Literature:

Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 173 - 175. (Includes a picture).


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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ceropegia prostrata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ceropegia prostrata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ceropegia prostrata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ceropegia prostrata
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Ceropegia prostrata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ceropegia prostrata
JSTOR Plant Science: Ceropegia prostrata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ceropegia prostrata
Plants of the World Online: Ceropegia prostrata
Tropicos: Ceropegia prostrata
Wikipedia: Ceropegia prostrata


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Ceropegia prostrata.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=234820, retrieved 31 March 2025

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