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| syn. Ceropegia brachyceras (Schltr.), Ceropegia crispata (N. E. Br.), Ceropegia thorncroftii (N. E. Br.), Ceropegia tuberculata (Dinter) |
| distribution:
Botswana Namibia South-Africa: Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North-West Province, Western Cape Swaziland Zimbabwe |
| This species
has no subterranean tuber but its roots are turnip-like and very thick.
The twining stems die back seasonal. The leaves are quite large and broadened lancet-shaped. The flowers resemble those of Ceropegia aristolochioides, they are medium-sized, whitish and have russet jots and spots. The petals are wide and also spotted russet inside. The stems and leaves of this species are eaten as a vegetable in Swaziland. |
 left:Ceropegia crassifolia Photo: Alexander Lang |
 left:Ceropegia crassifolia Photo: Alexander Lang |
 left:Ceropegia crassifolia Photo: by courtesy of Cok and Ine Grootscholten Copyright Grootscholten Succulenta nursery, Honselersdijk, The Netherlands http://www.succulenta-kwekerij.nl |
| clones: Ceropegia crassifolia clone 1 |
| var. copleyae ((E. A. Bruce & P. R. O. Bally) H. Huber) |
| syn. Ceropegia copleyae (E. A. Bruce & P. R. O. Bally) |
| distribution: Kenya: Nairobi District / Nairobi Province |
| References: - P. G. Archer: Kenya Ceropegia Scrapbook. Notes and records of some Kenya Ceropegia. Hobart (AUS): Artemis Pup. Consultans. 1992 - 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 |