Apocynaceae
Ceropegia

Ceropegia johnstonii (N.E.Br.) Bruyns

First published in S. African J. Bot. 112: 434 (2017)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Kenya. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burkina, Central African Republic, Chad, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2007 Hall, J.B. [3019] Ghana Brachystelma johnstonii K:SPC-25206.000 Type No
Jun 1, 2007 Hall, J.B. [3019] Ghana Brachystelma johnstonii K000305688 Type Yes
Jun 1, 2007 Hall, J.B. [3019] Ghana Brachystelma johnstonii K000305689 Type Yes
Jun 1, 2007 Hall, J.B. [3019] Ghana Brachystelma johnstonii K000305690 Type Yes
Oct 14, 2002 Tweedie [2137] Kenya Brachystelma johnstonii K:SPC-30490.000 No
Oct 14, 2002 Tweedie, M. [3979] Kenya Brachystelma johnstonii K:SPC-36226.000 No
Uganda Brachystelma johnstonii K000305681 Type Yes
Johnston, H. [s.n.] Kenya Brachystelma johnstonii K000305682 Holotype Yes
Oct 11, 2002 Stanfield Brachystelma medusanthemum K:SPC-26405.000 No
Oct 11, 2002 Stanfield, D.P. [194] Nigeria Brachystelma medusanthemum K:SPC-37603.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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 Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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