Ceropegia filipendula
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Flower at anthesis (fully open);
Lusongwa; Jan 1991.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Flowers in early and late bud in Protea Savanna;
Lusaka SE, Leopards Hill Road; Jan 2011.
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual stem, erect to 50 cm with flowers borne singly in the upper leaf axils. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
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| Habitat: | Miombo woodland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 900 - 1800 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Angola and southern DRC. |
| FZ divisions: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Bolnick, D. (2007). A Guide to the Common Wild Flowers of Zambia and Neighbouring Regions Revised Edition. WECS, Lusaka, Zambia Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 70. Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 123 - 125. (Includes a picture). Malaisse, F. (1984). Recherches sur les Asclepiadaceae du Shaba (Zaire). I. Nouvelles Observations sur le genre Ceropegia L. Bulletin du Jardin botanique national de Belgique / Bulletin van de National Plantentuin van België, 54(1/2) Pages 218 - 219. (Includes a picture). |
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