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| syn. Ceropegia stapeliaeformis [wrong], Ceropegia stapelliformis [wrong] |
| distribution:
South-Africa |
| Ceropegia
stapeliiformis is not an easy to grow species, and it can be quite
frustrating for the 'beginner', if a plant that formerly grew very well,
suddenly dies off. But in fact this 'dying' is a quite normal part of the
life cycle in this species, but only when it is abloom. In the wild this species grows as a creeper between the surrounding vegetation, whereby the stems root at the front, whereas the lower parts of the plant dies off. Only the flowering stems loop themselves up around close by branches. This is why the plant best needs a widened pot, with some deftness a normal sized pot may also be sufficient. |
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| above: Ceropegia stapeliiformis, dropped flower Photo: by courtesy of Cédric Basset http://www.asianflora.com |
| ssp. serpentina ((E. A. Bruce) R. A. Dyer) |
| syn. Ceropegia serpentina (E. A. Bruce), Ceropegia stapeliaeformis var. serpentina [wrong], Ceropegia stapeliiformis var. serpentina ((E. A. Bruce) H. Huber) |
| distribution:
South-Africa |
| This subspecies differs from the 'normal' species by its flowers. These are very similar to the former, but the petals are not that straddled and are somewhat screwed. |
 left:Ceropegia stapeliiformis ssp. serpentina Photo: by courtesy of Martyn Tidball http://website.lineone.net/~martynjt/Index.html |
 left:Ceropegia stapeliiformis ssp. serpentina Photo: by courtesy of Dennis De Kock http://www.stapeliads.info |
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