Apocynaceae
Ceropegia

Ceropegia abyssinica Decne.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 644 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central African Republic to Eritrea and S. Tropical Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Central African Repu, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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.
  • 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.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Archer in Kenya CeropegiaScrapb.: 155 (1992);
  • Archer in Upland Kenya Wild. Fl., ed. 2: 183 (1994).
  • Archer in Upland Kenya Wild. Fl.: 391 (1974);
  • Brown in F.T.A. 4(1): 462 (1903).
  • Bullock in Kew Bull. 3: 424 (1952) excl. syn. C. achtenii.
  • Decne. in Candolle, Prodr. 8: 644 (1844).
  • Gilbert in Hedberg & Edwards, Fl. Ethiopia Eritrea 4(1): 160, figs.140.36.14–16 (2003).
  • Huber in Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 161–164 (1958).
  • Lisowski & Malaisse in Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 44: 406–407, fig.2 (1974).
  • Masinde in F.T.E.A., Apocynaceae (part 2): 250 (2012).
  • Meve, Ill. Handb. Succ. Pl. Asclepiadaceae: 63–64 (2002).
  • Richard, Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 46 (1851).
  • Werdermann in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 70: 206 (1939).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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

  • A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 46 (1851) pro parte
  • DC., Prodr. 8: 644 (1844)
  • E.J. 70: 206 (1939)
  • F.T.A. 4(1): 462 (1903)
  • Fl. Eth. 4(1): 160 (2003).
  • K.B. 3: 424 (1952) excl. syn. C. achtenii
  • Kenya Ceropegia Scrapb.: 11, I (1992)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 183 (1994)
  • U.K.W.F.: 391 (1974)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1952 Burtt, B.D. [2755] Tanzania K000305478 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1952 Burtt, B.D. [2755] Tanzania K000305477 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1952 Mechow [417] Angola K000305628 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1952 Gossweiler, J. [3637] Angola K001030326 Yes
Mar 1, 1952 Welwitsch [4270] Angola K000305627 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wild, H. [689] Zimbabwe K:SPC-03394.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [4298] Zambia K:SPC-01018.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [4298A] Zambia K:SPC-01016.000 No
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5936] Tanzania K000468489 No
Schimper [368] Ethiopia K000305509 Type Yes
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [1137] Zimbabwe K000305629 Type Yes
Bequaert, J. [4975] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000305531 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [4077] Ethiopia K:SPC-49233.000 No
Leedal, G.P. [5394] Tanzania K:SPC-40414.000 No
Tweedie [819] Kenya K:SPC-05095.000 No
Leedal, G.P. [5256] Tanzania K:SPC-40318.000 No
Adeheyter [289] Tanzania K:SPC-71656.000 No
Schimper [1416] Ethiopia K000305508 Type Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5615] Tanzania K000468809 No
Bally, P.R.O. [7932] Kenya K:SPC-08034.000 No
Bally [S 88] Kenya K:SPC-60473.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8807] Tanzania K000305479 Type Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [S88] Kenya K:SPC-03967.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [767] Kenya K:SPC-01015.000 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1867] Tanzania K:SPC-01779.000 No

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

    • 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