Apocynaceae
Ceropegia

Ceropegia umbraticola K.Schum.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 153 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, DR Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Brown in F.T.A. 4(1): 461 (1903).
  • Huber in Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 148 (1958).
  • K. Schum. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 153 (1893);
  • K. Schum. in Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 272, fig.F (1895).
  • Lisowski & Malaisse in Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 44: 407–409, fig.3 (1974).
  • Malaisse & Schaijes in Asklepios 58: 27, figs.3,8 (1993).
  • Malaisse in Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 54: 215 (1984).
  • Masinde in F.T.E.A., Apocynaceae (part 2): 258 (2012).
  • Meve, Ill. Handb. Succ. Pl. Asclepiadaceae: 105 (2002).
  • Norman in J. Bot. 67(suppl. 1 & 2): 99 (1929).
  • Stopp in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 83: 117 (1964).

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

  • Asklepios 58: 27, fig. 3, 8 (1993).
  • B.J.B.B. 54: 215, fig. 1 (1984)
  • E. & P. Pf. 4(2): 272, fig. F (1895)
  • E.J. 17: 153 (1893)
  • E.J. 83: 117 (1964)
  • F.T.A. 4(1): 461 (1903)
  • J.B. 67, suppl. 1 & 2: 99 (1929)
  • Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 148 (1958)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1956 Milne-Redhead, E. [3702A] Zambia K000305644 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1956 Wellman, F.C. [1781] Angola K000305643 Type Yes
Mechow [s.n.] Angola K000305642 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3702] Zambia Ceropegia rostrata K:SPC-06706.000 Type No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3702] Zambia Ceropegia rostrata K000305645 Type Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Maiato, F. [9134] Angola Ceropegia chipiaensis K001622210 Yes
Stopp, K. [BO105] Angola Ceropegia chipiaensis K000305641 Type Yes

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