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| syn. Ceropegia helicoides (E. A. Bruce & P. R. O. Bally) |
| distribution:
Kenya: Taita-Taveta District / Coast Province; Kitui District, Machakos District / Eastern Province; Baringo District, Laikipia District, Samburu District / Rift Valley Province |
| This is one of
the species that grow very fast and build quite large leaves and flowers,
it likes to be watered and manured regularely. From time to time the plant
should be showered with lukewarm, descaled water. One of perhaps several kenyan names of this species is Lokurumoo. |
 left:Ceropegia ballyana Photo: by courtesy of Djamel Ait-Taleb http://dwaittaleb.free.fr |
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and left:Ceropegia ballyana Photos: by courtesy of Ute Schmidt |
 left:Ceropegia ballyana, open seed pods Photo: by courtesy of Ute Schmidt |
| References: - Joshua M. Muasya; Truman P. Young; David N. Okebiro: Vegetation Map and Plant Checklist of Ol Ari Nyiro Ranch and the Mukutan Gorge, Laikipia, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 83: 143-197 (1994) - P. S. Masinde; F. Albers: Die ostafrikanische Ceropegia ballyana Bullock (Asclepiadaceae-Stapelieae). Kakteen und andere Sukkulenten. 50 (12): 303-308. 1999 - Benny Bytebier; Rainer W. Bussmann: The Vegetation of Mount Nyiru (Samburu District, Kenya): A Checklist and Syntaxonomical Survey. Journal of East African Natural History 89: 45-71 (2000) - Focke Albers; Ulrich Meve: Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Asclepiadaceae; Springer (November 4, 2002) - Haruyuki Makishima: Flora and Vegetation of Nachola, Samburu District, Northern Kenya: A Study of Vegetation in an Arid Land. African Study Monographs, Suppl., 32: 63-78, December 2005 |