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Ceropegia chlorantha
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park NR, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park NR, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park NR, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Brachystelma chloranthum (Schltr.) Peckover Tenaris chlorantha Schltr. |
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| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender perennial herb, growing from a large cup-shaped tuber. Leaves linear, opposite. Flowers in few-flowered clusters; corolla lobes linear, greenish-yellow. |
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| Habitat: | In Brachystegia spiciformis woodland, often in shallow soils over granite rock. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1450 - 1500 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe and South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W,C,S? |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Albers, F. & Meve, U. (eds.) (2002). Asclepiadaceae Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants Springer-Verlag Page 25. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 7. Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 159 - 161. (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 19. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ceropegia chloranthaAfrican Plant Database: Ceropegia chlorantha
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