Apocynaceae
Ceropegia

Ceropegia cumingiana Decne.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 643 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Malesia to N. Queensland. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Sulawesi

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1996). Flora of Australia 28: 1-335. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Cuming, H. [447] Philippines K000910970 Isotype Yes
Ahern, G.P. [1854] Philippines K000910968 Type Yes
Horsfield, T. [107] Indonesia K000910975 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cuming, H. [447] Philippines K000910967 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [1601] Philippines K000910969 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Schlechter, F.R.R. [14300] Papua New Guinea Ceropegia cumingiana subsp. horsfieldiana K000910973 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hollrung, M.U. [569] Papua New Guinea Ceropegia cumingiana subsp. horsfieldiana K000910974 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sander, F. [s.n.] Papua New Guinea Ceropegia cumingiana subsp. horsfieldiana K000910971 Type Yes
Sander, F. [s.n.] Papua New Guinea Ceropegia cumingiana subsp. horsfieldiana K000910972 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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