Apocynaceae
Ceropegia

Ceropegia chlorozona (E.A.Bruce) Bruyns

First published in S. African J. Bot. 112: 433 (2017)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mozambique to N. KwaZulu-Natal. 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: low confidence
[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, Barberton, Thorncrofts.n. (K spirit 1004 prob. holotype).
Vegetative Multiplication Tubers
Tuber 5–7 cm diam., upper surface somewhat depressed
Morphology Stem
Stem erect, simple to sparingly branched, 10–14 cm long, internodes 13–20 mm long, white hispid-pubescent
Morphology Leaves
Leaves herbaceous, spreading, shortly petiolate; leaf blade elliptic-lanceolate to ovate-elliptic, 20–55 × 15–25 mm, base somewhat cuneate, apex acute to subacute, both surfaces hispid-pubescent to pilose
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence extra-axillary, cyme 1-flowered
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
Pedicel 4–5 mm long, decurved
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals triangular- lanceolate, c.3.5 × 1.5 mm at base, hispid-pubescent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla to 30 mm diam., divided to ½ of length; tube campanulate, 4–6 mm deep, 8–13 mm diam. at mouth, exterior shortly hispid- pubescent, interior with well-defined concentric bands, often with 1–1.5 mm broad green zone; glabrous around corona, minutely hairy above ring-markings; sinuses developed into small, acuminate, intermediate lobes; lobes ovate-deltoid, 4–5 mm long and wide, ± rotate to slightly recurved, margins slightly reflexed, apices cuspidate, adaxially uniformly green or brown, minutely hairy
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corona
Corona cupular, c.1.5 mm deep, purplish-brown, outer lobes forming shallow pouches, notched at apex, incurved, apices and margin minutely white pubescent; inner lobes incumbent on anthers, oblong, c.1.5 mm long, shorter than anthers, dark brown or tinted green, apices rounded, glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seed broadly ovate with prominent winged margin. Follicles thickly fusiform, c.4 × 1.2 cm, thick-walled
Distribution
Mozambique. Also in South Africa (eastern Transvaal, northern Natal).
Ecology
No habitat data; below 30 m.
Conservation
VU: Only just extending into the Flora area and regarded as ‘nearthreatened’ in South Africa.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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