Apocynaceae
Ceropegia

Ceropegia woodii Schltr.

First published in Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 34 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Zimbabwe to S. Africa. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Bismarck Archipelago, Society Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [Cited as Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii.]

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Brown in Bot. Mag. 126: t.7704 (1900);
  • Brown in Fl. Cap. 4(1): 832 (1908).
  • Dyer in Codd et al., Fl. S. Africa 27(4): 76–77, fig.16, 3a-c (1980).
  • Phillips in Fl. Pl. South Africa 10: t.382 (1930).
  • Schltr. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(Beibl. 45): 45 (1894).
  • Wood & Evans, Natal Pl. 4: t.357 (1905).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
K:SPC-05319.000 No
K000305568 Unknown Type Material Yes
K000305572 Unknown Type Material Yes
Paterson, T.V. [s.n.] South Africa K000305569 Type Yes
Paterson, T.V. [s.n.] South Africa K000305564 Type Yes
K:SPC-05318.000 No
Bullock, A.A. K:SPC-03986.000 No
K000305567 Type Yes
K000305566 Type Yes
Wood, J.M. [s.n.] South Africa K000305571 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-11369.000 No
K:SPC-03987.000 No
Wood, J.M. [1317] South Africa K000305570 Type Yes
South Africa K:SPC-27513.000 No
Ceropegia hastata K:SPC-03971.000 No
Ceropegia hastata K:SPC-05308.000 No
Bruyns, P. [2363] South Africa Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii K:SPC-49209.000 No
United Kingdom Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii K:SPC-80139.000 No
Bruyns, P. [2180] South Africa Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii K:SPC-49197.000 No
Bruyns, P. [2167] South Africa Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii K:SPC-49187.000 No
Repton, Y.E. [35942] South Africa Ceropegia leptocarpa K:SPC-06703.000 No
Archer, P. Kenya Ceropegia euryacme K:SPC-30948.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [S 48] Kenya Ceropegia euryacme K:SPC-27508.000 No
Archer, P.G. [H4/1960/1] Kenya Ceropegia euryacme K:SPC-29854.000 No
unknown [5426] Ceropegia euryacme K:SPC-58551.000 No
Archer, P.G. [Bally B12388] Kenya Ceropegia euryacme K:SPC-58544.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2159] Tanzania Ceropegia euryacme K:SPC-06715.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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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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