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Synonyms: |
Ceropegia currorii (Decne.) Bruyns subsp. lugardii (N.E. Br.) Bruyns Hoodia lugardii N.E. Br. |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Robust multi-stemmed succulent perennial. Stems usually erect, branching from the base, cylindrical, ribbed by up to 30 vertical rows of tubercles, each tipped by a single spine. Flowers in clusters near the apex of the stems, opening in succession. Corolla shallowly cup-shaped, glabrous on the outside, papillate on the inside. Corona 2-seriate, arising from the staminal column. Outer lobes bifid at the apex; inner lobes, shorter than the anthers. |
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Notes: | Only known from a few records in SW Zimbabwe. |
Derivation of specific name: | lugardii: after Major Edward James Lugard (1865-1957), British-born plant collector who collected extensively in Botswana. |
Habitat: | In dry woodland |
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Worldwide distribution: | Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. |
National distribution: | S |
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Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | Vulnerable |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Saturday 16 November 2013 |
Literature: |
Bruyns, P.V. (2005). Stapeliads of Southern Africa and Madagascar Volume I Umdaus Press, Hatfield, South Africa Pages 122 - 126. (Includes a picture). Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Botswana Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 18. as Hoodia lugardi Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 162. Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 190 - 192. (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. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 27. |
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