Apocynaceae
Ceropegia

Ceropegia filifolia (Schltr.) Bruyns

First published in S. African J. Bot. 112: 433 (2017)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Moazmbique to Mpumalanga and 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: 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, Komati-Poort, Schlechter 11733 (B† holotype, BR0000008864024 lectotype, E00279502, E00279505, HBG502768, K000305403), lectotype designated by Bruyns (2017).
Vegetative Multiplication Tubers
Tuber ± depressed globose, 3–4 cm diam. Stem solitary, erect, simple to sparingly branched above, herbaceous, 45–75 cm long, slender, glabrous
Morphology Leaves
Leaves herbaceous, erect to erect- spreading; leaf blade filiform, 30–85 mm long, the lower ones the longest, both surfaces glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence extra-axillary, slender, racemelike, 75–140 mm long, with ovate bracts c.1 mm long; cymes fasciculate, 1–3-flowered, flowers opening in succession
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
Pedicel 4–10 mm long, glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals lanceolate to ovate, 1–1.5 × c.0.8 mm, glabrous
Morphology General Buds
Bud ovoid at base with long linear beak
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla 9–10.5 mm long, divided nearly to base; tube campanulate, c.1.5 × 1.5 mm, both surfaces pale, glabrous; lobes filiform from deltoid-ovate base, 8–9 mm long, erect-spreading, abaxially greenish, both surfaces glabrous, adaxially purplish-brown
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corona
Corona stipitate, c.0.8 mm high, outer lobes minute and pouch-like, inner lobes incumbent on anthers, linear, c.0.5 mm long, apices connivent-erect, glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Follicles diverging, linear-terete, 5–6.5 × 0.2–0.3 cm, glabrous.
Distribution
Mozambique. Also in South Africa and Eswatini.
Ecology
No information on habitat.
Conservation
LC, of sporadic occurrence over a wide area but inconspicuous and very likely to be overlooked.
[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.
    • 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 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