Ceropegia woodii Schltr.

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32, Ridge Rd, Avondale, Harare

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Synonyms:	Ceropegia barbertonensis N.E. Br. Ceropegia euryacme Schltr. Ceropegia hastata N.E. Br. Ceropegia leptocarpa Schltr. Ceropegia linearis E. Mey. subsp. woodii (Schltr.) H. Huber Ceropegia schoenlandii N.E. Br.
Common names:	Necklace vine (English) Rosary vine (English) String of hearts (English)
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Status:	Native
Description:	Succulent herb. Rootstock a small tuber. Stems prostrate, climbing or pendulous. Leaves with cordate base, whitish-variegated along veins above or uniform green. Cymes 1-few-flowered. Corolla glabrous outside, with basal inflated part shorter than the tubular upper part; expanded above into a trumpet or funnel-shaped mouth; lobes blackish with purplish hairs. Follicles terete, linear.
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Derivation of specific name:	linearis: linear
Habitat:	In mixed deciduous and miombo woodland, in sandy soils over rock and often on termite mounds.
Altitude range:	550 - 1100 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa.
Mozambique distribution:	Z,M
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Literature:	Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 155 - 156. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 20.

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