Ceropegia linearis

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Ceropegia linearis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Ceropegia
Species:
C. linearis
Binomial name
Ceropegia linearis
Synonyms [1]
  • Ceropegia caffrorumSchltr.
  • Ceropegia debilisN.E.Br.

Ceropegia linearis is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to Southern Africa. [2]

The popular houseplant Ceropegia woodii is sometimes treated as a subspecies of C. linearis, as C. linearis subsp. woodii. [1] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species" . Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  2. "African Plant Database". Les Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève . Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  3. "Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 12 April 2020.