Apocynaceae
Ceropegia

Ceropegia multiflora Baker

First published in Refug. Bot. 1: t. 10 (1869)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a climbing succulent and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Free State, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bruyns, P.V. (2014). The Apocynaceae of Namibia. Strelitzia 34: 1-158. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. 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.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Baker in Saunders, Refug. Bot.: t.10. (1869).
  • Brown in Fl. Cap. 4(1): 829 (1908).
  • Bruyns in Strelitzia 34: 89 (2014).
  • Dyer in Codd et al., Fl. S. Africa 27(4): 69, fig.14 (1980).
  • Huber in Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 121 (1958).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bruyns, P.V. (2014). The Apocynaceae of Namibia. Strelitzia 34: 1-158. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2018 Pott, R. [4740] South Africa K000865588 Holotype Yes
K000305583 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Welwitsch [4277] Angola Ceropegia multiflora subsp. tentaculata K000305452 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Welwitsch [4277] Angola Ceropegia multiflora subsp. tentaculata K000305453 Type Yes
Gossweiler, J. [90] Angola Ceropegia multiflora subsp. tentaculata K001030301 Yes
unknown [4277] Ceropegia multiflora subsp. tentaculata K000305454 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gossweiler, J. [274 & 274b] Angola Ceropegia multiflora subsp. tentaculata K001030300 Yes
Schinz, H. [s.n.] Namibia Ceropegia multiflora subsp. tentaculata K000305581 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schinz, H. [s.n.] Namibia Ceropegia multiflora subsp. tentaculata K000305582 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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