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| syn. Ceropegia dolichophylla var. brachyloba (Hand.-Mazz.), Ceropegia dolichophylla var. purpureobarbata (W. W. Sm.), Ceropegia longifolia var. sinensis (H. Huber), Ceropegia longifolia ssp. sinensis (H. Huber), Ceropegia profundonim [wrong], Ceropegia profundorum (Hand.-Mazz.) |
| distribution:
China: Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan |
| The home of
this species are dense forests in 500 to 1500 m above sea level. The light grey stems grow twining and reach a length of about 1,5 m. The greyish green leaves are lancet-shaped, 5 to 12 cm in length and 0,5 to 2 cm wide. The chinese name of this species is Jian ye diao deng hua. |
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 above and left:Ceropegia dolichophylla Photos: by courtesy of David E. Boufford http://hengduan.huh.harvard.edu/fieldnotes |
 left:Ceropegia dolichophylla Photo: by courtesy of David E. Boufford http://hengduan.huh.harvard.edu/fieldnotes |
| References: - Wu Zheng-Yi; Peter H. Raven: Flora of China, Volume 16: Gentianaceae through Boraginaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden Press 1995 |