Apocynaceae
Ceropegia

Ceropegia yorubana Schltr.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 48 (1905)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ivory Coast to Nigeria. It is a climber and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Meikle, R.D. [1256] Nigeria K:SPC-23278.000 No
Meikle, R.D. [1256] Nigeria K000305367 Neotype Yes
Meikle, R.D. [1256] Nigeria K000305368 Type Yes
Morton, J.K. Ghana K:SPC-39963.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [5169] Ghana K:SPC-23279.000 No
Adams, C.D. [333/55] Ghana K:SPC-27602.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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