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| syn. Ceropegia albertina (S. Moore), Ceropegia aristolochioides var. wittei (Werderm.), Ceropegia aristolochioides ssp. albertina ((S. Moore) H. Huber), Ceropegia beccariana (Martelli), Ceropegia crassula (Schltr.), Ceropegia maasaiorum (Halda & Prokes), Ceropegia perrottetii (N. E. Br.), Ceropegia seticorona (E. A. Bruce), Ceropegia seticorona var. dilatiloba (P. R. O. Bally), Ceropegia volubilis var. crassicaulis (H. Huber) |
| distribution:
Cameroon Chad Congo Burkina Faso Ethiopia Kenya: Thika District / Central Province; Arabuko-Sokoke Forest / Kilifi District; Kwale District, Mombasa District, Taita-Taveta District / Coast Province; Machakos District, Makueni District, Mwingi District / Eastern Province; Baringo District, Kajiado District, Laikipia District, Narok District, Turkana District, West Pokot District / Rift Valley Province Niger Senegal Somalia Tanzania Uganda: Masindi District / Bunyoro-Kitara Province |
| In the wild
this species can be found mostly in bushland, where it climbs the
surrounding vegetation and can reach several metres in length. The leaves are pretty heart-shaped and have a fresh green colour, the scentless flowers are red, reddish brown or yellow (depending on the origin of the plant) and build a very nice contrast to the leaves. This species belongs to the strongest growers in its genus, it can grow almost like a weed ! In West Africa this species is also used as a medical plant. Some african names, among others, are Uluku mbiré, Ulundoloko missé (by the Bambara); Waski (by the Hausa); Galétar, Labtar (by the Ndoute or Ndut); Dagga filoré, Tudil, Todi (by the Peuhl), Agga (by the Tamacheck) or Kubudighi (by the Zarma). |
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and left:Ceropegia aristolochioides Photos: Alexander Lang |
| clones: Ceropegia aristolochioides clone 1 Ceropegia aristolochioides clone 2 Ceropegia aristolochioides clone 3 Ceropegia aristolochioides clone 4 Ceropegia aristolochioides clone 5 |
| ssp. deflersiana (Bruyns) |
| syn. - |
| distribution:
Saudi Arabia: Asir Province Yemen: Ibb Province |
| This subspecies
can be distinguished from the nominate subspecies by its hairy carpel (female
reproductive unit). The form and colouration of the flowers is highly variable, depending on the origin of the plant it can be coloured in red, red and white, white as well as yellow or green. |
 left:Ceropegia aristolochioides ssp. deflersiana Photo: by courtesy of Cédric Basset http://www.asianflora.com |
| clones: Ceropegia aristolochioides ssp. deflersiana clone 1 Ceropegia aristolochioides ssp. deflersiana clone 2 Ceropegia aristolochioides ssp. deflersiana clone 3 Ceropegia aristolochioides ssp. deflersiana clone 4 |
| References: - P. G. Archer: Kenya Ceropegia Scrapbook. Notes and records of some Kenya Ceropegia. Hobart (AUS): Artemis Pup. Consultans. 1992 - U. Meve; P. S. Masinde; U. Senter; S. Liede: RAPD Analysis and Taxonomic Reconsideration of the Ceropegia aristolochioides Complex (Apocynaceae-Ceropegieae). Pl. Biol. (Stuttgart) 3: 622-628 (2001) - Jeff Ollerton; Siro Masinde; Ulrich Meve; Mike Picker; Andrew Whittington: Fly pollination in Ceropegia (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae): biogeographic and phylogenetic perspectives. Annals of Botany 2009 103(9): 1501-1514 |