Ceropegia hookeri C.B.Clarke ex Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Ceropegia

Characteristics

Stems twining, sometimes erect, sparsely pilose on 1 side. Petiole 4-12 mm, pilose; leaf blade lanceolate, 3.4-5.2 × 1.3-2.4 cm, pubescent, base broadly cuneate to rounded, apex acuminate. Inflorescences 1-or 2-flowered; peduncle 0-4 mm, pilose on 1 side. Pedicel 7-8 mm, glabrous. Sepals linear-lanceolate, 3-4.5 × 0.6-1 mm, glabrous. Corolla 1.8-2.2 cm, glabrous except for a band of ciliate hairs ca. 2/3 up tube on inside; tube ovoid-fusiform, 1.1-1.4 cm, 4.7-6.3 mm wide, narrowing to throat 2.6-3.5 mm wide; lobes linear-spatulate, 7-8 mm. Outer corona reduced to ciliate flanges; inner lobes linear-oblong.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

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Distribution

Ceropegia hookeri world distribution map, present in China, India, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:95613-1
WFO ID wfo-0000598234
COL ID T3BB
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Synonyms

Ceropegia hookeri Ceropegia hookeri var. mollis