Author: |
Heinrich G. Ludwig Reichenbach, 1830 |
Family: |
ASCLEPIADACEAE* |
Origin: |
Southern
South Africa |
Soil: |
Rich Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
10
Centimetres |
Height: |
120 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Yellowish
White / Brownish Violet |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Might be:
Cinclia cancellata, Hoffmannsegg, 1933.
Ceropegia assimilis N.E. Br. 1908 |
This member of the Asclepiadaceae* family was
given this name by Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach in 1830. It is found in
southern South Africa, growing in a rich but well
drained soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to
ten centimetres, the vines can reach 1,2 metres. The flowers are
yellowish white with brownish violet stripes.
The genera name is from the Greek word keropegion meaning
'candelabrum', because Linnaeus thought that the flowers looked like
candles.. The species name means
'resembling a grill or latticed, as in the lattice stink-horn and
lattice-leaf plant.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Asclepiadaceae is now part of the Apocynaceae. |