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| syn. - |
| distribution:
Tanzania: Kitulo Plateau / Njombe District / Songea Provinzce |
| This species
was scientifically described in the year 2000. It is related to Ceropegia
achtenii. The species has a subterranean tuber, grows upright and stays quite dwarf. The stems show two rows of hair. The greenish flowers are solitary. |
 left:Ceropegia kituloensis Foto: C. M. Taylor; by courtesy of the Missouri Botanical Garden http://www.mobot.org |
| References: - P. S. Masinde; F. Albers: Ceropegia kituloensis (Asclepiadaceae-Stapelieae), a new species from Tanzania. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 122: 161-167 (2000) |