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Synonyms: |
Ceropegia barbertonensis N.E. Br. Ceropegia euryacme Schltr. Ceropegia hastata N.E. Br. Ceropegia leptocarpa Schltr. Ceropegia linearis E. Mey. subsp. woodii (Schltr.) H. Huber Ceropegia schoenlandii N.E. Br. |
Common names: | Necklace vine (English) Rosary vine (English) String of hearts (English) |
Description: | Succulent herb. Rootstock a small tuber. Stems prostrate, climbing or pendulous. Leaves with cordate base, whitish-variegated along veins above or uniform green. Cymes 1-few-flowered. Corolla glabrous outside, with basal inflated part shorter than the tubular upper part; expanded above into a trumpet or funnel-shaped mouth; lobes blackish with purplish hairs. Follicles terete, linear. |
Notes: | The images shown (from Ridge Rd, Harare) are of a cultivated plant. |
Derivation of specific name: | linearis: linear |
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Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Image last updated: | Saturday 24 May 2008 |
Literature: |
Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 155 - 156. (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. |
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