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| syn. Ceropegia brownii (Ledger), Ceropegia denticulata var. brownii [wrong], Ceropegia denticulata ssp. brownii ((Ledger) P.R.O. Bally), Ceropegia nilotica var. simplex (H. Huber) |
| distribution:
Kenya: Thika District / Central Province; Taita Hills / Taita-Taveta District / Coast Province; Machakos District, Makueni District / Eastern Province; Nyando District / Nyanza Province; Kajiado District, Laikipia District, Nakuru District, Samburu District / Rift Valley Province Tanzania Uganda |
| This species
has middlesized, more or less rhomb-shaped, almost non-succulent leaves.
The flowers are quite large and not unlike those of Ceropegia nilotica. They are mostly greenish in colour, the upper part of the floer-tube is mostly decorated with reddish brown. The petals have quite conspicuous cilia in their upper part. |
 left:Ceropegia denticulata Photo: Alexander Lang |
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several clones: Ceropegia denticulata Ceropegia denticulata 'brownii' |
| References: - P. G. Archer: Kenya Ceropegia Scrapbook. Notes and records of some Kenya Ceropegia. Hobart (AUS): Artemis Pup. Consultans. 1992 - Focke Albers; Ulrich Meve: Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Asclepiadaceae; Springer (November 4, 2002) |