Apocynaceae
Ceropegia

Ceropegia somalensis Chiov.

First published in Res. Sci. Somalia Ital. 1: 116 (1916)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. & S. Ethiopia to N. Kenya, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Yemen

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • 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.
  • Hedberg, I., Edwards, S. & Nemomissa, S. (eds.) (2003). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 4(1): 1-352. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by M. Gilbert [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Archer, Kenya Ceropegia Scrapb.: 125, XXV (1992)
  • Asclepiadaceae 15: 7 (1978)
  • E.J. 70: 200 (1939)
  • Fl. Eth. 4(1): 164 (2003)
  • Fl. Somalia 3: 169 (2006).
  • Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 90 (1958)
  • Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edin. (1989)
  • Result. Sci. Miss. Stefanini-Paoli Somalia Ital. 1: 116 (1916)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 183 (1994)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2001 Williams, J. [in Bally 550] Kenya K:SPC-30438.000 No
Oct 1, 2001 Carter, S.; Stannard, B. [282] Kenya K:SPC-40177.000 No
Roberts, J.; Powys, J.G.; Powys, P. [378] Kenya K:SPC-34324.000 No
Brown; Powys [105] Kenya K:SPC-50461.000 No
Ritchie, A.T.M. [S68] Kenya K:SPC-58538.000 No
Noltee, F. [1514] Yemen K:SPC-53313.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [4212] Somalia K000305526 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ritchie, T.A. Kenya K:SPC-03973.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [4192] Somalia K000305528 Type Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4192] Somalia K000305527 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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/
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