Author: | Patrick
Siro Masinde, 1998 |
Family: |
ASCLEPIADACEAE* |
Origin: |
Kenya,
Ethiopia, Tanzania |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
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Medium |
Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
Thickness: |
8 Centimetres |
Height: |
100 Centimetres |
Flower:
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Whitish - Pale Green |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
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Synonyms: |
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This member of the Asclepiadaceae* family was
given this name by Patrick Siro Masinde in 1998. It is found in
Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia, growing in a well
drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex
can grow to eight centimetres or more, the vines reached one meter.
The flowers are whitish to pale green.
The genera name is from the Greek word keropegion meaning
'candelabrum', because Linnaeus thought that the flowers looked like
candles. The species name means
'unadorned' as it have no spots.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Asclepiadaceae is now part of the Apocynaceae.
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