Ceropegia afra
Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Gentianales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Ceropegieae
Subtribus: Stapeliinae
Genus: Ceropegia
Species: Ceropegia afra
Name
[edit]Ceropegia afra (Schltr.) Bruyns, S. African J. Bot. 112: 433 (2017)
- Note: Epithet published as caffra now treated as an orthographical variant, Art. 61.6, ICN (Madrid).
Synonyms
[edit]- Homotypic
- Brachystelma afrum (Schltr.) N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 16: 62 (1894)
- Tapeinostelma afrum Schltr. in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 35: 53 (1893)
- Heterotypic
- Brachystelma afrum Schltr. in Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 13 (1894), nom. illeg.
Distribution
[edit]| Native distribution areas: |
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References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition |
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- 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. : 112. 433
Links
[edit]- Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Ceropegia afra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct, 02. Reference page.
- Hassler, M. 2022. Ceropegia afra. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 02. Reference page.
- Tropicos.org 2022. Ceropegia afra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 December 2022. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2025. Ceropegia afra. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 02 2025. Reference page.
Vernacular names
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