Ceropegia ngoyana (Malaisse)
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| distribution: Congo |
| Ceropegia ngoyana is a
large, twining species. The leaves sit on a ca. 3 cm long petiole and are about 4 to 5 cm long. They are heart- to nearly arrow-shaped and have a conspicuously elongated tip. The flowers are quite similar to those of Ceropegia peulhorum, they are quite large, about 4 cm long and show bag-like formed petals. |
| References: - F. Malaisse: Recherches sur les Asclepiadaceae du Shaba (Zaire) 1. Nouvelles observations sur le genre Ceropegia L.. Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. / Bull. Nat. Plantentuin Belg. 54 (1/2) 213-234 (1984) |