Ceropegia achtenii De Wild.
subsp. achtenii

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Status: Uncertain (see note)
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Notes: Although this taxon is listed by Mapaura & Timberlake in Sabonet Report 33: 20, 2004 and Zimbabwe is mentioned in the general distribution of the species in Flora Zambesiaca 7(2): 131, 2020, there are no specimens cited.
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Habitat: Among grasses in various types of woodland, usually in sandy soils but rarely in shallow soils over rock.
Altitude range: (metres) 1050 - 1750 m
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Worldwide distribution: Togo, Angola, DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia And Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe distribution: N
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Literature:

Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 131 - 132. (Includes a picture).

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 20.

Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 47.


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Flora of Zambia: Ceropegia achtenii subsp. achtenii

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Ceropegia achtenii subsp. achtenii.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=146310, retrieved 19 April 2024

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