Ceropegia paohsingensis Y.Tsiang & P.T.Li

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Ceropegia

Characteristics

Herbs twining, to 2 m, glabrous except for flowers. Petiole 1-1.5 cm; leaf blade ovate or ovate-oblong, membranous, 3-6 × 1.5-2.5 cm, base cordate, apex caudate-acuminate; lateral veins 7-9 pairs, somewhat flattened, glabrous. Inflorescences 1-or 2-flowered, up to as long as leaves; peduncle slender, 0.8-2 cm. Pedicel ca. 1 cm. Sepals lanceolate, ca. 2 × 0.5 mm, ciliate. Corolla with pale green and purplish spots and stripes, glabrous; tube ca. 2 cm, funnelform above swollen base; lobes ligulate, ca. 6 × 2 mm. Outer corona shallowly lobed; lobes 2-cleft at apex, pilose; inner lobes ligulate and longer than gynostegium. Fl. Apr-Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

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Distribution

Ceropegia paohsingensis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:95707-1
WFO ID wfo-0000598389
COL ID T3KT
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Synonyms

Ceropegia paohsingensis