Ceropegia armandii   (Rauh)


 
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distribution:

Madagascar

 
This is one of the so called crocodile Ceropegias, a name which is deriving from the reptile-like appearace of the species from this group.

In the beginning the stems are very succulent and about the circumference of a finger. They have a very unusual, clay-brown colour. These stems become thinner and twining when they start to sprout flowers.

The leaves are lancet-shaped, about 0,7 cm long and 0,2 cm broad and stand on a only 0,2 cm long petiole.

 
 
above:

Ceropegia armandii


Photo: Alexander Lang
 
 
above:

Ceropegia armandii


Photo: Alexander Lang

 
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