CEROPEGIA MULTIFLORA
Author:
John Gilbert Baker, 1869
Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Baker. (1869). In: Saund. Refug. Bot. T. 10.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
8 Centimetres
Height:
150 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Ceropegia tentaculata N.E. Br. 1895.
Ceropegia multiflora subsp. tentaculata, H.Huber.
Systrepha multiflora, Burch. ex Baker.
By mistake: Ceropegia multiflor um.
This member of the Asclepiadaceae* family was given this name by John Gilbert Baker in 1869. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow up to eight centimetres in diameter, the vines up to one and a half meter long. The flowers are light brown.
The genera name is from the Greek word keropegion meaning 'candelabrum', because Linnaeus thought that the flowers looked like candles. The species name the many flowers. *)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Asclepiadaceae is now part of the Apocynaceae. Photo by Marc Altenloh. Photo by Marc Altenloh.
Flower
Light Brown
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum
