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| syn. Ceropegia angustilimba (Merr.), Ceropegia jucunda (Kerr) |
| distribution:
Burma China: Guangdong, Hainan, Hongkong Malaysia Thailand |
| In the wild
this species can be found in open bush land and forests in 100 to 1000 m
above sea level. The stems are twining and reach a length of about 1,5 m. The leaves are 4,5 cm in length and 2,5 cm wide. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The chinese name of this species is Diao deng hua, a name which freely translated vaguely means 'ceiling light' and which indeed is also used for such lamps. Beyond that this name is also commonly used for several plants with hanging flowers, eg. Fuchsia spp., Hibiscus spp. or Malvaviscus spp. |
 left:Ceropegia trichantha (syn. Ceropegia angustilimba) Photo: by courtesy of Barbara Thiers from The New York Botanical Garden Virtual Herbarium http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/VirtualHerbarium.asp |
| 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 |