Apocynaceae
Ceropegia

Ceropegia ampliata E.Mey.

First published in Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 194 (1838)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya to S. Africa, Madagascar. It is a climber and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. 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.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Archer, Kenya CeropegiaScrapb.: 89, XIX (1992).
  • Brown in Fl. Cap. 4(1): 817 (1908).
  • Bruyns in Bradleya 3: 21–23 (1985).
  • Decaisne in Candolle, Prodr. 8: 645 (1844).
  • Dyer in Codd et al., Fl. S. Africa 27 (4): 78 (1980).
  • E. Mey., Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 194 (1838).
  • Huber in Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 143 (1958).
  • Masinde in F.T.E.A., Apocynaceae (part 2): 287 (2012).
  • Meve, Ill. Handb. Succ. Pl. Asclepiadaceae: 67 (2002).
  • Phillips in Fl. Pl. South Africa 4: t.140 (1924).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Cact. Succ. J. (US) 6: 107 (1999).
  • Comm Pl. Afr. Austr. 194 (1837)
  • DC., Prodr. 8: 645 (1844)
  • Kenya Ceropegia Scrapb.: 89, XIX (1992)
  • Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 143 (1958)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 2, 1905 Drege [4949] South Africa K000305631 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 2, 1905 Drege [4949] South Africa K000305616 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [1324] South Africa K000305615 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sanderson, J. [s.n.] South Africa K000305632 Unknown Type Material Yes
South Africa K:SPC-35161.000 No
McKen, M.J. [4] South Africa K000305614 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blackbeard K:SPC-06696.000 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

    • '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