Ceropegia candelabrum

Ceropegia candelabrum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Ceropegieae
Subtribus: Stapeliinae
Genus: Ceropegia
Species: Ceropegia candelabrum
Varieties: C. c. var. biflora – C. c. var. candelabrum

Name

Ceropegia candelabrum L., 1753

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent India, Sri Lanka References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 211. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kambale, S.S. & Yadav, S.R. (2015). Lectotypifications and synonymy in Ceropegia (Apocynaceae: Ceropegieae). Kew Bulletin 70(57): 1-9.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ceropegia candelabrum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 02. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Ceropegia candelabrum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 02. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Ceropegia candelabrum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 December 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ceropegia candelabrum. Published online. Accessed: December 02 2022.

Vernacular names

العربية: شمعدان سيروبيجيا
മലയാളം:  നാഗതുമ്പ

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