Apocynaceae
Ceropegia

Ceropegia campanulata G.Don

First published in Gen. Hist. 4: 112 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Uganda. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Central African Repu, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Togo, Uganda

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bullock in Kew Bull. 9: 592 (1955), partly
  • F.T.A. 4, 1: 462
  • Gen. Syst. 4: 112 (1837)
  • H. Huber in Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 129, partly, incl. var. abinsica (N. E. Br.) H. Huber in Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 130 (1958).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • K.B. 9: 592 (1955).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 15, 2002 Ghana K:SPC-48605.000 No
Oct 1, 1954 Dalziel, J.M. [689] Nigeria K000305361 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1954 Adams, C.D. [230] Ghana K000239926 No
Oct 1, 1954 Hepburn, I.D. [62] Nigeria K000239923 No
Adams, C.D. [967] Ghana K000239925 No
Adams, C.D. [230] Ghana K:SPC-22852.000 No
Dalziel, J.M. [690] Nigeria K000305359 Type Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [690] Nigeria K000305358 Type Yes
Newton, L.E. [1183] Nigeria K000305357 Holotype Yes
Adams, C.D.; Morton, J.K. [967 cf.230] Ghana K:SPC-48604.000 No
Morton, J.K. Ghana K:SPC-40114.000 No
King, D.; Hepper, F.N. [2869] Nigeria K000239924 No
Adams, C.D. [967] Ghana K:SPC-23668.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 23434] Nigeria K:SPC-23669.000 No
Dalziel, J.M. [60] K000305362 Type Yes
Hepburn, I.D. [57] Nigeria K000305360 Type Yes

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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