Apocynaceae
Ceropegia

Ceropegia neofurcata Bruyns

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

Descriptions

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
Zimbabwe, W: Matobo Dist., Longsdale, Matopos Research Station, Darbyshires.n. in MRSH 3070 (SRGH holotype).
Vegetative Multiplication Tubers
Tuber spherical, c.4.5 cm diam., lower surface flattened
Morphology Stem
Stems erect-spreading, irregularly branched, c.12 cm long, puberulous
Morphology Leaves
Leaves herbaceous, sessile; leaf blade lanceolate to linear, 9–17 × 2–3 mm, apex acute
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence extra-axillary; cyme 1-flowered
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
Pedicel 2–3 mm long, puberulous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals elliptic, c.1.4 × 0.9 mm, puberulous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla c.12 mm long, divided for more than 2/3 of length; tube campanulate, c.3 mm deep; both surfaces glabrous; lobe bases triangular, c.1.7 mm wide, then linear, c.9 mm long, c.0.3 mm wide, inflexed but not connate, abaxially glabrous, adaxially yellowish, dark purple towards tips, pubescent at base with white hairs up to 0.8 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corona
Outer corona lobes free with apices bifid, c.0.8 mm long, puberulous; inner lobes incumbent on anthers, linear, c.0.6 mm long, as high as the gynostegium, apices truncate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Follicles and seeds not recorded.
Distribution
Zimbabwe. Known only from the type collection.
Ecology
Area of very saline soil (‘Isiquaqua patches’) in Colophospermum mopane woodland; c.1350 m.
Conservation
DD.
[FZ]

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: threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

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

  • 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