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Ceropegia multiflora Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Ceropegia

Characteristics

A herb. It has a large rootstock. This can be 8-12 cm across. The vines grow 1.5 m tall. They are slender and twining. The leaves are 2-5 cm long and 1-2 cm wide. They are fleshy. They taper towards the base. There can be one to many flowers in a group. The flowers are light brown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.5
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It can grow in light shade.
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Scrub and thickets in sandy soils.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Edible roots tubers
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds or cuttings. It can be grown from tubers or offsets of the bulb.
Mode cuttings seedlings tubers
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Distribution

Ceropegia multiflora world distribution map, present in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:95685-1
WFO ID wfo-0000598352
COL ID T3HW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ceropegia multiflora f. pubescens Ceropegia multiflora Systrepha multiflora Ceropegia multiflora var. latifolia

Lower taxons

Ceropegia multiflora subsp. tentaculata Ceropegia multiflora subsp. multiflora
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