Ceropegia zeyheri
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Ceropegia zeyheri is a species of the silk plant family(Asclepiadoideae). The specific epithet honors the Africa explorer Carl Ludwig Philipp Zeyher (1799–1858).
features
Ceropegia zeyheri is a twisting or climbing, slightly branched, somewhat succulent perennial plant . The green, smooth stems measure 2 to 4 mm in cross section and are up to 1 m long. The leaves are pointed oval, 5 to 10 mm in size and succulent.
The flowers are typical window blossoms that are sessile or have a short stalk. The flower is 4 to 6 cm tall and only slightly curved. The rounded crown cup is 5 to 8 mm in diameter. The corolla tube first narrows to about 3 mm and then widens to 8 to 11 mm. The five corolla lobes are relatively long (3 to 4 cm) and fused at the top. They are relatively wide around the lower end, become very narrow after about 2/3 and become wider again towards the upper end, towards the point of fusion. They have rolled out a little. The flowers are greenish, in the area of the corolla tube with darker longitudinal stripes, in the area of the attachment points of the corolla lobes with a fine red-brown net pattern. The flowers are finely hairy inside and out.
Occurrence
This species occurs in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa . It is now also grown in specialist nurseries in Europe and is available in stores.
literature
- Focke Albers, Ulli Meve (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon Volume 3 Asclepiadaceae (silk plants). Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 978-3-8001-3982-8 .
