Ceropegia nilotica
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Ceropegia nilotica is a type of plant of the genus candlestick flowers ( Ceropegia ) from the subfamily of the silk plants (Asclepiadoideae).
features
Ceropegia nilotica has persistent, twisting and climbing stems that can be up to 2 m long. They measure around 2 to 5 mm in diameter. The roots are fleshy and thickened. The simple leaves are slightly succulent and measure 1.5 to 10 cm × 0.6 to 3 cm. The leaf stalks are 15 mm long. The elongated-lanceolate or broad-lanceolate leaf blade has wavy or saw-shaped edges.
The stalked inflorescence is one to multi-flowered; however, only one flower is open at a time. The stems between 2 and 60 mm long. The overgrown petals are gray-white to cream-colored with dense red spots. The crown is up to 6 inches long and slightly curved. The crown cup is 10 to 14 mm long and 5 to 9 mm in diameter. It is typically constricted slightly above the middle. The funnel-shaped corolla tube is curved and widens very slowly at first, then much faster further up. The corolla lobes are triangular to lanceolate and fused at the tips. The edges are turned down along the midrib and are hairy. They are banded white, green and dark red.
The follicles are slender, 12 to 22 cm long and 2 to 3 mm in diameter.
Occurrence
This species has a very large distribution area in tropical and subtropical Africa from Senegal to South Africa .
Systematics
There are quite a number of synonyms for this type: Ceropegia constricta N.E.Brown , Ceropegia mozambicensis Worse , Ceropegia gemmifera K.Schumann , Ceropegia boussingaultifolia Dinter , Ceropegia gossweileri S.Moore , Ceropegia plicata E.A.Bruce , Ceropegia mozambicensis var. Ulugurensis Werdermann , Ceropegia grandis EABruce , Ceropegia decumbens P.ROBally .
literature
- Focke Albers & Ulli Meve (eds.): Succulent lexicon Volume 3 Asclepiadaceae (silk plants). 322 S., Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002 ISBN 9783800139828 .
