Ceropegia
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Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Gentianales |
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Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Ceropegieae
Subtribus: Stapeliinae
Genus: Ceropegia
Sectiones: C. sect. Amphorina –
C. sect. Callopegia –
C. sect. Ceropegia –
C. sect. Ceropegiella –
C. sect. Chamaesiphon –
C. sect. Chionopegia –
C. sect. Coreosma –
C. sect. Dimorpha –
C. sect. Indopegia –
C. sect. Janthina –
C. sect. Loligo –
C. sect. Phalaena –
C. sect. Psilopegia
Species:
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a
C. abyssinica –
C. achtenii –
C. acicularis –
C. affinis –
C. africana –
C. ahmarensis –
C. albipilosa –
C. albisepta –
C. alpina –
C. ambovombensis –
C. ampliata –
C. ananthapuramense –
C. anantii –
C. andamanica –
C. angustata –
C. angustifolia –
C. anjanerica –
C. annamacharyae –
C. antennifera –
C. arabica –
C. arenaria –
C. aridicola –
C. aristolochioides –
C. ariyittaparensis –
C. armandii –
C. arnottiana –
C. arnottii –
C. attenuata –
C. attenuatula –
C. australis
b
C. ballyana –
C. banforae –
C. barbata –
C. barberae –
C. barnesii –
C. beddomei –
C. bhatii –
C. bhutanica –
C. bikitaensis –
C. blepharanthera –
C. boerhaaviifolia –
C. bonafouxii –
C. boonjarasii –
C. bosseri –
C. bourneae –
C. bowkeri –
C. brachyceras –
C. bracteolata –
C. breviflora –
C. brevipedicellata –
C. brevitubulata –
C. browniana –
C. bruceae –
C. buchananii –
C. bulbosa –
C. buraoensis –
C. burchelliana
c
C. caffra –
C. campanulata –
C. campanuliformis –
C. cana –
C. cancellata –
C. candelabrum –
C. capensis –
C. carnosa –
C. cataphyllaris –
C. cathcartensis –
C. chlorantha –
C. chlorozona –
C. christenseniana –
C. christianeae –
C. chuakulii –
C. ciliata –
C. ciliatior –
C. cimiciodora –
C. circinata –
C. claviloba –
C. cochleata –
C. coddii –
C. codonantha –
C. collaricorona –
C. collaricorona –
C. collaricorona –
C. concanensis –
C. conrathii –
C. convolvuloides –
C. copleyae –
C. cordiloba –
C. cufodontii –
C. cumingiana –
C. cummingii –
C. cupulata –
C. cycniflora –
C. cyperifolia
d
C. damannii –
C. daverichardsii –
C. debilis –
C. decaisneana –
C. decidua –
C. decipientiflora –
C. deightonii –
C. delicata –
C. denticulata –
C. dichotoma –
C. differens –
C. digitiformis –
C. dimorpha –
C. dinteri –
C. discoidea –
C. distincta –
C. dolichophylla –
C. dorjei –
C. dryophila –
C. duplicata –
C. dyeri
e
C. edulissima –
C. elegans –
C. elegantior –
C. elegantula –
C. elenaduensis –
C. ellenbeckii –
C. elliptica –
C. elongata –
C. emdenpienaarii –
C. ensifolia –
C. evansii –
C. exigua –
C. exilis
f
C. fantastica –
C. festucifolia –
C. filicorona –
C. filifolia –
C. filiformis –
C. filipendula –
C. fimbriata –
C. fimbriifera –
C. floribunda –
C. floribundior –
C. foetidiflora –
C. foliosa –
C. fortuita –
C. franksiae –
C. furcata –
C. fusca –
C. fusiformis
g
C. galeata –
C. gardneri –
C. gemmea –
C. gerrardii –
C. gikyi –
C. gilgiana –
C. glabra –
C. glabriflora –
C. glenensis –
C. gondwanensis –
C. gracilidens –
C. gracilior –
C. gracillima –
C. graminea –
C. gypsophila
h
C. haygarthii –
C. hermannii –
C. hirsuta –
C. hirtella –
C. hofstaetteri –
C. hookeri –
C. huberi –
C. humbertii –
C. huttonii
i
C. illegitima –
C. imbricata –
C. incana –
C. inconspicuior –
C. inflata –
C. inornata –
C. insignis –
C. intermedia
j
C. jainii –
C. jinshaensis –
C. johnsonii –
C. johnstonii –
C. juncea
k
C. kaariyei –
C. kachinensis –
C. keniensis –
C. kenyana –
C. kerrii –
C. kerzneri –
C. khasiana –
C. kituloana –
C. kituloensis –
C. kolarensis –
C. konasita –
C. kundelunguensis
l
C. laevigata –
C. laikipiensis –
C. lancasteri –
C. langkawiensis –
C. lankana –
C. laotica –
C. lawii –
C. ledermannii –
C. leptophylla –
C. leroyi –
C. letestui –
C. lindenii –
C. linearis –
C. linophyllum –
C. longifolia –
C. longifoliata –
C. loranthiflora –
C. loureiroi –
C. lucida –
C. ludlowii –
C. lugardiae –
C. luteiflora
m
C. maccannii –
C. macmasteri –
C. macrantha –
C. macropetala –
C. maculata –
C. madagascariensis –
C. madens –
C. mafekingensis –
C. mahabalei –
C. mahajanii –
C. mahendragiriensis –
C. mairei –
C. maiuscula –
C. malwanensis –
C. manderensis –
C. mannarana –
C. manoharii –
C. maritae –
C. marronina –
C. matthewiana –
C. mayottae –
C. media –
C. megamalayana –
C. megasepala –
C. meleagris –
C. mendesii –
C. merrilliana –
C. metziana –
C. meyeri –
C. meyeri-johannis –
C. meyeriana –
C. micriflora –
C. microgaster –
C. minima –
C. minor –
C. mirabilis –
C. modestantha –
C. mohanramii –
C. molaventi –
C. monteiroae –
C. monticola –
C. montiphila –
C. muliensis –
C. multiflora –
C. muzingana
n
C. nallamalayana –
C. namaquensis –
C. nampyana –
C. namuliensis –
C. nana –
C. nanior –
C. neo-omissa –
C. neoarachnoidea –
C. neocompta –
C. neofurcata –
C. nepalensis –
C. nephroloba –
C. ngomensis –
C. nigidiana –
C. nigra –
C. nilotica –
C. noorjahaniae –
C. nutans –
C. obtusa
o
C. occidens –
C. occidentalis –
C. occulta –
C. oculata –
C. odorata –
C. oiantha –
C. omissa
p
C. pachypodium –
C. pachystelma –
C. panchganiensis –
C. paohsingensis –
C. papillata –
C. paricyma –
C. parviflora –
C. parvior –
C. parvissima –
C. penchalakonensis –
C. perdita –
C. petignatii –
C. petrophila –
C. peulhorum –
C. phuchongensis –
C. plocamoides –
C. poluniniana –
C. porphyrotricha –
C. praelonga –
C. praetermissa –
C. prostrata –
C. pruinosior –
C. pseudorhynchantha –
C. pubescens –
C. pulchellior –
C. pullaiahiana –
C. pullaiahii –
C. punctifera –
C. purpurascens –
C. pusilla –
C. pygmaea
r
C. racemosa –
C. radicans –
C. ramosissima –
C. rangacharii –
C. rapinatiana –
C. ravikumariana –
C. recurvata –
C. recurviloba –
C. reflexa –
C. rehmannii –
C. remota –
C. rendallii –
C. rhynchantha –
C. richardsiae –
C. ringens –
C. ringoetii –
C. robivelonae –
C. rollae –
C. rubella –
C. rudatisii –
C. rupicola –
C. rupicola
s
C. sabuliphila –
C. sahyadrica –
C. saldanhae –
C. salicifolia –
C. sandersoniana –
C. sandersonii –
C. sankuruensis –
C. santapaui –
C. saxatilis –
C. scabra –
C. scabriflora –
C. schinziata –
C. schizoglossoides –
C. schliebenii –
C. schoenlandiana –
C. schultzei –
C. schumanniana –
C. sepium –
C. seshachalamensis –
C. setosa –
C. shrirangii –
C. simoneae –
C. simplex –
C. sinoerecta –
C. sobolifera –
C. somalensis –
C. sootepensis –
C. spaniflora –
C. spathulata –
C. speciosa –
C. spiralis –
C. stapeliiformis –
C. stellata –
C. stenantha –
C. stenifolia –
C. stenoloba –
C. stenophylla –
C. stentiae –
C. striata –
C. subaphylla –
C. suddeei –
C. swarupa –
C. swazica –
C. swaziorum
t
C. tabularia –
C. talbotii –
C. tanzaniensis –
C. taprobanica –
C. tavalla –
C. tenella –
C. teniana –
C. tenuicaulis –
C. tenuior –
C. tenuissifolia –
C. terebriformis –
C. thailandica –
C. thaithongiae –
C. theronii –
C. thorelii –
C. thunbergii –
C. thwaitesii –
C. tihamana –
C. togoensis –
C. tomentosa –
C. tourana –
C. tribounii –
C. trichantha –
C. tundavalensis –
C. turricula
u
v
C. vahrmeijeri –
C. vanderystii –
C. variegata –
C. vartakii –
C. vemanae –
C. verticillata –
C. villosa –
C. vincifolia –
C. volubicaulis –
C. volubilis
w
C. wallichii –
C. waterbergensis –
C. woodii
y
C. yampwapwa –
C. yemenensis –
C. yorubana
z
Name
Ceropegia L., Sp. Pl. 1: 211. (1753)
- Type species: Ceropegia candelabrum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 211. (1753)
Synonyms
- Heterotypic
- Niota Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 172. (1763)
- Apegia Neck., Elem. Bot. 1: 251. (1790), opus utique oppr.
- Microstemma R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 459. (1810), nom. rej.
- Brachystelma R.Br., Bot. Mag. 49: t (2343). (1822)
- Systrepha Burch., Trav. S. Africa 1: 546. (1822)
- Cinclia Hoffmanns., Verz. Pfl.-Kult. 1833: 13. (1833)
- Eriopetalum Wight, Contr. Bot. India: 35. (1834)
- Tenaris E.Mey., Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 198. (1838)
- Macropetalum Burch. ex Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 626. (1844)
- Decaceras Harv., Thes. Cap. 2: 9. (1863)
- Dichaelia Harv., Gen. S. Afr. Pl., ed. 2: 241. (1868)
- Micraster Harv., Gen. S. Afr. Pl., ed. 2: 242. (1868)
- Lasiostelma Benth. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 2: 776. (1876)
- Craterostemma K.Schum., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 154. (1893)
- Tapeinostelma Schltr., Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 35: 53. (1893)
- Brachystelmaria Schltr., Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 50. (1895)
- Aulostephanus Schltr., Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 451. (1896)
- Blepharanthera Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 146. (1913)
- Kinepetalum Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 149. (1913)
- Siphonostelma Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 148. (1913)
Note: See Bruyns et al. (2017) for proposed major changes expanding the scope of the genus. All required transfers have been made by Hassler (2019), but Govaerts et al. (2019) are still working through the proposals, but have identified some problems needing resolution and are adopting conservative approach for now.
References
Primary references
- Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 211. Reference page.
Additional references
- Bruyns, P.V., Klak, C. & Hanáček, P. 2017. A revised, phylogenetically-based concept of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae). South African Journal of Botany 112: 399–436. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2017.06.021
Reference page.
- Bruyns, P.V., Klak, C. & Hanáček, P. 2018. Corrigendum to “A revised, phylogenetically-based concept of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae)” [S. Afr. J. Bot. 112 (2017) 399–436]. South African Journal of Botany 116: 140–141. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2018.03.006
Reference page.
- Kidyoo, M. 2014. Two new species of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) from eastern Thailand. Phytotaxa 162(2): 91–98. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.162.2.3
Reference page.
Links
- Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Ceropegia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct. 28. Reference page.
- Hassler, M. 2019. Ceropegia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 June 22. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2021. Ceropegia. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 22 2021.
Vernacular names
English: Lantern Flowers
suomi: Lyhdyt, lyhtykasvit, mehilyhdyt
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