Ceropegia fusiformis N.E.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Ceropegia

Characteristics

A climbing plant. It forms a tuberous rootstock. It has one or more slender stems. The leaf stalk is 15-20 cm long. The leaves are 3-6 cm long by 2-3 cm wide.
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Curved flowers 13/4 in. long, subumbellate (at first) on a peduncle 1-11/2 in. long, greenish-white, purple at the base
Fruits narrow, 8 in. long.
A glabrous twiner
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Not known
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The root is eaten raw or cooked.
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Edible roots tubers
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Ceropegia fusiformis world distribution map, present in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:95586-1
WFO ID wfo-0000598199
COL ID T39F
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Synonyms

Ceropegia fusiformis