Ceropegia keniensis (Masinde)
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| distribution:
Kenya: Narok North District, Uasin Gishu District / Rift Valley Province |
| This species
was described in the year 1999, it is obviously a relative of Ceropegia vignaldiana (Ceropegia bulbosa). The plant is characterized by its fusiform roots and has an upright growing stem. The leaves are very narrowly elliptic in shape and have no petiole. The flowers show a greenish purple colouration. |
| References: - P. S. Masinde: A new Kenyan species of Ceropegia (Asclepiadaceae-Stapelieae) with notes on allied taxa. Kew Bull. 54(2): 477-481. (1999) |