Author: | Robert Allen Dyer, 1944 |
Family: |
ASCLEPIADACEAE* |
Origin: |
NE South Africa,
Eswatini |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
Thickness: |
5-15 Centimetres |
Height: |
150 Centimetres |
Flower:
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Purple / Greenish |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
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- |
Synonyms: |
Might
be: Ceropegia africana spp. fortuita,
H. Huber, 1957 |
This member of the Asclepiadaceae family was
given this name by Robert Allen Dyer in 1944. It is found in
Eswatini and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, north eastern South Africa, growing in a well
drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex
can grow to five or even fifteen centimetres in diameter, the vines
will reach 150 centimetres or more. The flowers are purple and
greenish-brownish.
The genera name is from the Greek word keropegion meaning
'candelabrum', because Linnaeus thought that the flowers looked like
candles. The species name from Latin,
fortuita meaning 'accidental', as it was discovered by chance.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Asclepiadaceae is now part of the Apocynaceae.
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