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| syn. Ceropegia achtenii ssp. adolfii ((Schltr. ex Werderm.) H. Huber), Ceropegia achtenii ssp. togoensis (H. Huber), Ceropegia adolfi var. gracillima (Werderm.), Ceropegia adolfii (Schltr. ex Werderm.) |
| distribution:
Congo Ghana Malawi: Mount Mlanje / Mulanje District / Southern Province Mozambique Tanzania Zimbabwe |
| All parts of
this species are slightly covered with hair. The whitish flowers are narrow, slightly swollen at the bottom, the flower-tube is mottled reddish brown in the upper part, the petals are emerald green and united. |
 left:Ceropegia achtenii Photo: by courtesy of Jean-Noel Labat http://www.mnhn.fr |
| References: - F. Malaisse: Recherches sur les Asclepiadaceae du Shaba (Zaire) 1. Nouvelles observations sur le genre Ceropegia L.. Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. / Bull. Nat. Plantentuin Belg. 54 (1/2) 213-234 (1984) |