Apocynaceae
Ceropegia

Ceropegia achtenii De Wild.

First published in Pl. Bequaert. 4: 356 (1928)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ghana to Tanzania and S. Tropical Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Congo, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
  • Lachenaud, O. (2009). La flore des plantes vasculaires de la République du Congo: nouvelles données. Systematics and Geography of Plants 79: 199-214.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • De Wild., Pl. Bequaert. 4: 356 (1928).
  • Huber in Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 156–158 (1958).
  • Lisowski & Malaisse in Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 44: 403–405, fig.1 (1974).
  • Masinde in F.T.E.A., Apocynaceae (part 2): 251 (2012).
  • Meve, Ill. Handb. Succ. Pl. Asclepiadaceae: 64 (2002).
  • Werdermann in Bot.
  • Werdermann in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 70: 231 (1939).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
  • Lachenaud, O. (2009). La flore des plantes vasculaires de la République du Congo: nouvelles données. Systematics and Geography of Plants 79: 199-214.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Asklepios 58: 27 (1993).
  • B.J.B.B. 15: 231 (1938)
  • Pl. Bequaert. 4: 356 (1928)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1956 Stolz, A. [1215] Tanzania K000305482 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cribb; Grey-Wilson [10816a] Tanzania K:SPC-37191.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9172] Tanzania K:SPC-01021.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9322] Tanzania K:SPC-01027.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9332] Tanzania K:SPC-01028.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9322A] Tanzania K:SPC-01019.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9332A] Tanzania K:SPC-01020.000 No
Cribb; Grey-Wilson [10792] Tanzania K:SPC-37068.000 No
Leedal, G.P. [5293] Tanzania K:SPC-44121.000 No

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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