Apocynaceae
Ceropegia

Ceropegia breviflora (Schltr.) Bruyns

First published in S. African J. Bot. 112: 433 (2017)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Zimbabwe to E. Cape Prov. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Goyder, D. J., Gilbert, M. G. & Venter, H. J. T. (2020). Apocynaceae (part 2). In: M. A. García (ed.), Flora Zambesiaca, Vol. 7(3). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Type
South Africa, Transvaal, Mooifontein nr. Heidelberg R., 22.x.1893, Schlechter 3568 (B† holotype); Natal, Vernon Crooke’s Reserve, 10.i.1991, Bruyns 4426 (BOL neotype, PRE), neotype designated by Bruyns in S. African J. Bot. 112: 433 (2017).
Vegetative Multiplication Tubers
Tuber subglobose to discoid, 4–10 cm diam., slightly depressed
Morphology Stem
Stems 1 to several, erect to spreading, mostly branched, herbaceous, 4–8 cm long, puberulous
Morphology Leaves
Leaves sometimes undeveloped at anthesis, herbaceous, shortly petiolate; leaf blade linear-spathulate to oblanceolate, 5–20 × 5–10 mm, base cuneate, margin entire, apex subacute, both surfaces glabrous or with a few hairs on veins and margins, sometimes shortly ciliate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence extra-axillary, sessile; cyme 1–3-flowered, flowers opening in succession
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
Pedicel 3–8 mm long, puberulous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals linear-lanceolate, 1.5–2 mm long, puberulous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla 6–10 mm long, divided nearly to base; tube very shallow, c.1.5 mm deep, exterior glabrous, interior and base of lobes white or yellow, sometimes with medifixed hairs; lobes linear from deltoid base, 4–8 mm long, revolute for most of length, apices connate to form ellipsoidal to slightly conical cage, abaxially glabrous or puberulous towards apices, adaxially uniformly yellow or white at base and yellowish to purplish-green towards tips, glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corona
Corona stipitate, outer lobes subcylindrical, subquadrate, very shortly bifid, inner lobes incumbent on anthers, linear-oblong, much larger than outer lobes, apices obtuse or notched, glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Follicles and seeds not seen.
Distribution
Zimbabwe, Mozambique. Also in South Africa.
Ecology
In rock crevices, sides of grass tussocks and amongst mosses on granitic outcrops; 1850–2500 m.
Conservation
LC: well collected from a large area.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0