Ceropegia floribundior
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In plot next to Chimanimani Hotel, Melsetter.
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| Synonyms: |
Brachystelma floribundum Schltr. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Low-growing perennial herb growing from a tuber. Stem short, annual, short, simple or sparsely branched, with coarse hairs. Leaves linear, up to 75 × 10 mm, finely hairy. Flowers in axillary clusters, up to 12 mostly opening in succession. Corolla bell-shaped, dark purple with long narrow lobes widening near the base, covered in fine hairs. Outer corona cup-shaped with 5 incised lobes. Inner lobes longer than the gymnostegium. |
| Type location: |
Zimbabwe |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | floribundum: with abundant flowers |
| Habitat: | In Brachystegia woodland, rocky outcrops and occasionally in grassland or mopane woodland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1100 - 1500 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Known from Tanzania, Zambia (Nyika) and Zimbabwe. |
| FZ divisions: | N,C,E,S? |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 2 March 2007 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 10. as Brachystelma duplicatum Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 185 - 186. (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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