Ceropegia affinis
Vatke
iNaturalist · cc-by-nc
(c) Morten Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Morten Ross
(c) Morten Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Morten Ross
iNaturalist · cc-by-nc
(c) Morten Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Morten Ross
(c) Morten Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Morten Ross
iNaturalist · cc-by-nc
(c) Morten Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Morten Ross
(c) Morten Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Morten Ross
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. In Somalia it occurs at 2,025 m above sea level.
Africa, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Socotra, Somalia,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A twining herb. It grows 2 m tall. The rootstock is a cluster of fleshy roots. The stems are succulent. The leaves are narrowly oval and 2-6 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.
Names & Synonyms
Ceropegia angusta N. E. Br.Ceropegia racemosa N. E. Br.and several others
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
