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| syn. Ceropegia angustifolia (Wight), Ceropegia borii (Raizada), Ceropegia lanceolata (Wight & Arnott in Wight) |
| distribution: Bangladesh Bhutan: Punakha District / Central Zone Burma China: Xizang; Yunnan India: Assam Nepal |
| In Bhutan this species grows
in the coppice of the subtropical Chir Pine forests (Pinus roxburghii). This twining plant has about 3,5 m long stems. The leaves can reach a length of up to 17 cm, but are mostly smaller, between 5 to 12 cm in length and 1,2 to 3 cm wide. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The chinese name of this species is Chang ye diao deng hua. |
 left:Ceropegia longifolia; Bhutan Photo: by courtesy of Dr. D. B. Gurung http://cms.cnr.edu.bt/plantdb |
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| References: - Wu Zheng-Yi; Peter H. Raven: Flora of China, Volume 16: Gentianaceae through Boraginaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden Press 1995 - W. John Kress; Robert A DeFilipps; Ellen Farr; Daw Yin Yin Kyi: A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs, and Climbers of Myanmar. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 45: 1-590. 2003 |