Ceropegia linearis

Ceropegia linearis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Genus: Ceropegia
Species: C. linearis
Binomial name
Ceropegia linearis
E.Mey.
Synonyms[1]
  • Ceropegia caffrorum Schltr.
  • Ceropegia debilis N.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]

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.


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