Ceropegia filifolia (Schltr.) Bruyns

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Ceropegia

Characteristics

Perennial herb, 0.50-0.75 m high. Flowering part of stem with leaves. Flowers in slender 2-6-noded racemes. Corolla lobes filiform, 0.5 mm broad. Inner corona lobes much longer than anthers. Flowers greenish outside, purple-brown inside.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.63
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible roots tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Ceropegia filifolia world distribution map, present in Mozambique, eSwatini, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77167173-1
WFO ID wfo-0001424306
COL ID T38N
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Brachystelma filifolium Macropetalum filifolium Tenaris filifolia Ceropegia filifolia