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| Synonyms: |
Ceropegia hislopii (Turrill) Bruyns subsp. cashelensis (L.C. Leach & Plowes) Bruyns Huernia longituba N.E.Br. subsp. cashelensis L.C. Leach & Plowes |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Local and uncommon |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Succulent perennial. See subsp. hislopii for general details. This subsp. mainly differs in the slightly longer, less swollen corolla tube; more triangular, shorter corolla lobes, at most as long as broad and the inner corona lobes being slightly swollen at the apex. |
| Notes: | This taxon was long thought to be within Huernia longituba but it is now thought its affinities lie more closely with H. hislopii. This also fits better with the distribution since H. longituba is geographically more than 1000km away. |
| Derivation of specific name: | hislopii: named after A. Hislop, formerly of St. Faith's Mission, Rusape; cashelensis: of the Cashel Valley in Eastern Zimbabwe where it was first found. |
| Habitat: | Mostly on dry, bare slopes in Brachystegia woodland on gravelly soils derived from granite or dolerite. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Originally known from the Cashel-Mutambara area but now known more widely in the Eastern Highlands. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Vulnerable |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Bruyns, P.V. (2005). Stapeliads of Southern Africa and Madagascar Volume I Umdaus Press, Hatfield, South Africa Pages 190 - 194. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 32. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 162. as Huernia longituba subsp. cashelensis Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 207 - 209. Leach, L.C. (1988). A Revision of Huernia R.Br. (Asclepiadaceae) Excelsa Taxonomic Series No. 4 Aloe, Cactus and Succulent Society of Zimbabwe Pages 62 - 63. as Huernia longituba subsp. cashelensis (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 133. as Huernia longituba subsp. cashelensis 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 21. as Huernia longituba subsp. cashelensis |
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