CEROPEGIA FLORIBUNDIOR
Author:
Peter Vincent Bruyns, 2017
Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Bruyns. (2017). In: S. African J. Bot. 112: 433, Nom. Nov.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
10 Centimetres
Height:
12 Centimetres
Propagate:
–
CITES:
Synonyms:
Brachystelma floribundum, William Bertram Turrill, 1922.
Brachystelma duplicatum, R.A. Dyer, 1979.
Brachystelma floribundum var. mlimakito, Masinde.
Ceropegia floribundior var. mlimakito, Bruyns.
This member of the Asclepiadaceae* family was given this name by Peter Vincent Bruyns in 2017. It is found in north-eastern South Africa, Malawi, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to ten centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to tvelwe centimetres in height. The flowers are deep maroon to purple.
The genera name is from the Greek word keropegion meaning 'candelabrum', because Linnaeus thought that the flowers looked like candles. The species name referring to the many flowers. *)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Asclepiadaceae is now part of the Apocynaceae.
Flower
Deep Maroon - Purple Propagate : Seeds
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum
