Ceropegia spathulata

Ceropegia spathulata

Ceropegia spathulata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Ceropegieae
Subtribus: Stapeliinae
Genus: Ceropegia
Species: Ceropegia spathulata

Name

Ceropegia spathulata (Lindl.) Bruyns, 2017

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Brachystelma spathulatum Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 13: t. 1113 (1828)
• Heterotypic
  • Brachystelma caudatum N.E.Br. ex K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 268 (1895), nom. illeg.
  • Brachystelma caudatum (Thunb.) N.E.Br. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 169 (1878)
  • Brachystelma crispum Graham in Edinburgh New Philos. J. 1830: 170 (1830)
  • Brachystelma tuberosum (Meerb.) R.Br. in Bot. Mag. 49: t. 2343 (1822)
  • Stapelia caudata Thunb. in Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 46 (1794)
  • Stapelia tuberosa Meerb. in Pl. Rar. Depict.: t. 54 (1789)
  • Stisseria caudata (Thunb.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 421 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary 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. : 112: 435

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ceropegia spathulata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 04. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Ceropegia spathulata. 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 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Ceropegia spathulata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 December 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ceropegia spathulata. Published online. Accessed: December 04 2022.

Vernacular names

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