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| syn. Ceropegia kaessneri (S. Moore), Ceropegia kwebensis (N. E. Br.), Ceropegia purpurascens ssp. thysanotos ((Werderm.) H. Huber), Ceropegia thysanotos (Werderm.) |
| distribution:
Angola Botswana Congo Namibia Tanzania: Iringa Province Zambia Zimbabwe |
| The leaves of
this fast growing species are heart-shaped, about 5 cm long and ca. 3 cm
broad. They have an up to 1 cm long petiole and are slightly hirsute on
both sides. The flowers of this species are light green in the lower third, the flower-tube is withish outside, light green inside, the slightly screwed petals are yellowish green and covered with tiny reddish brown hair all over. The species was in trade under the name Ceropegia sp. 'Iringa Province'. |
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above: Ceropegia purpurascens Photo: Alexander Lang |
| 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) |