2023-01-17
Ceropegia stylesii (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae)—a novel species with rotate flowers from Ngome, South Africa
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Phytotaxa , Volume 579 - Issue 2 p. 117- 124
A novel species of Ceropegia sect. Bowkerianae (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae-Ceropegieae-Stapeliinae), C. stylesii, is described from Ngome in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This new species is vegetatively similar to C. gerrardii. The rotate non-trapping flowers of C. stylesii superficially appear to be miniature versions of a dark-flowered form of C. gerrardii, with which it is sympatric. Ceropegia stylesii is exceptionally rare with fewer than 10 individuals observed at two localities; its habitat is under anthropogenic threat. Ceropegia stylesii is considered as Critically Endangered (CR) according to IUCN criteria.
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Heiduk, A. (2023). Ceropegia stylesii (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae)—a novel species with rotate flowers from Ngome, South Africa. Phytotaxa, 579(2), 117–124. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.579.2.5 |
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