Apocynaceae
Ceropegia

Ceropegia rubella (E.Mey.) Bruyns

First published in S. African J. Bot. 112: 435 (2017)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Uganda to S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Tanzania, 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.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1985). Flora du Rwanda 3: 1-729. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2007 Schlechter, F.R.R. [3858] South Africa Brachystelma rubellum K000305405 Type Yes
Jun 1, 2007 Scott Elliot, G.F. [8211] Tanzania Brachystelma rubellum K000305411 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 2007 Tanzania Brachystelma rubellum K000305410 Type Yes
Jun 1, 2007 Drege [2227] South Africa Brachystelma rubellum K000305406 Type Yes
Jun 1, 2007 Drege [2227] South Africa Brachystelma rubellum K000305409 Type Yes
Jun 1, 2007 Polhill, S.F.; Magins, P. [396] Kenya Brachystelma rubellum K:SPC-36108.000 No
Bolus, H. [1322] South Africa Brachystelma rubellum K000305407 Unknown Type Material Yes
Reade, R.W. [93] South Africa Brachystelma rubellum K000305408 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brachystelma rubellum K:SPC-53621.000 No
Brachystelma rubellum K:SPC-53605.000 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