Apocynaceae
Ceropegia

Ceropegia chlorantha (Schltr.) Bruyns

First published in S. African J. Bot. 112: 433 (2017)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Zimbabwe to Gauteng. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Goyder, D. J., Gilbert, M. G. & Venter, H. J. T. (2020). Apocynaceae (part 2). In: M. A. García (ed.), Flora Zambesiaca, Vol. 7(3). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Type
South Africa, Transvaal, prope Kl. Olifant-Rivier, Schlechter 3812 (B† holotype); prope Pretoria, Schlechter 4152 (BOL140269 lectotype, Z000001778), designated by Bruyns (2017).
Vegetative Multiplication Tubers
Tuber depressed globose, 15–25 mm diam. Stem solitary, erect, unbranched to branched above, lower part without leaves 20–55 cm long, glabrous
Morphology Leaves
Leaves herbaceous, erect-spreading, subsessile; leaf blade lanceolate to linear-filiform, 50–110 × 0.5–1.5 mm, upper smaller, both surfaces glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence extra-axillary, cyme 3–7-flowered, flowers opening in succession, facing ± horizontally or slightly below
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
Pedicel 7–15 mm long, filiform, straight, glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals linear-lanceolate, 1–1.5 mm long, glabrous
Morphology General Buds
Bud ovoid at base with long linear beak
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla 6–8.5 mm long, divided nearly to base; tube campanulate, 1–1.5 mm deep; exterior glabrous; interior and base of lobes with scattered minute papillae, nearly glabrous; lobes shortly lanceolate-ligulate to linear-filiform, 5–7 × c.1 mm wide at base, 0.5 mm wide above, geniculate near base, strongly replicate, apices free, straight with slightly recurved tips, margins recurved, apex somewhat obtuse, abaxially glabrous, adaxially reddish- or olive-brown or yellow with obscure longitudinal lines at base, rest yellow to reddish-brown, minutely purple-papillate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corona
Corona with outer lobes shortly ovate, apices obtuse to subquadrate, shortly emarginate-sinuate, c.0.3 mm long, inner lobes incumbent on anthers, lanceolate, c.0.3 mm long, shorter or as long as the anthers, apices acute or somewhat obtuse
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Follicles sub-fusiform, 4.5–6 cm long.
Distribution
Zimbabwe. Also in South Africa
Ecology
Brachystegia spiciformis veldt, in shallow soil over granite; 1450 m.
Conservation
LC, of sporadic occurrence over a wide area but inconspicuous and likely to be overlooked.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0