PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / GENTIANALES / APOCYNACEAE / ASCLEPIADOIDEAE / CEROPEGIEAE / CEROPEGIA / AUREA
Small succulent forming clump 60-300 mm diam. Stems 50-150 mm long, 15-25 mm thick, decumbent, grey-green; tubercles 3-6 mm long, conical, spreading, joined near base into 4-5 angles along stem, each tipped with sharp yellow tooth, usually with 2 denticles near base. Inflorescences of 3-10 ± simultaneously opening flowers towards apex of stem; pedicel 1-2 mm long, 1 mm thick, holding flower facing horizontally; sepals ±1.5 mm long, 1 mm broad at base, lanceolate. Corolla 15-22 mm diam., campanulate to nearly rotate; outside pinkish becoming paler towards base; inside white in centre becoming cream to pale yellow towards tips and slightly greenish towards edges, covered with minute ascending bristles except towards margins and apices of lobes; tube ±1.0 mm deep, broadly V-shaped, nearly containing column; lobes 5-9 mm long, 2-3 mm broad at base, always somewhat ascending, margins only slightly folded back with folding starting somewhat above base, obtuse tip slightly incurved. Corona 1.3-1.7 mm tall, 2.5-2.9 mm broad, bright yellow, gradually narrowing to base and without stipe; outer lobes ±0.8 mm long, erect, bifid into erect slightly diverging deltoid acute teeth, fused laterally in lower half to bases of inner lobes and so forming pouch enclosing guide-rails; inner lobes <1 mm long, adpressed to backs of anthers and slightly exceeding them, linear, obtuse to truncate, dorsiventrally flattened, dorsally swollen near base but otherwise without dorsal projection. From: Bruyns, PV. 2005. Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar, Vol. 2. Umdaus Press, Hatfield. [All rights reserved] As: Quaqua aurea (C.A.Luckh.) Plowes
Like Q. incarnata but corolla nearly rotate, tube shallow (± 1 mm deep) and broadly V-shaped, with stiff bristles over whole of inner surface. From: Bruyns, PV. 2013. Apocynaceae. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 248-264. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Quaqua aurea (C.A.Luckh.) Plowes
Small, leafless succulent forming clumps to 15 cm, tubercles on stems hardened into spreading teeth, arranged in 4(5) angles; sap clear. Flowers campanulate, cream-coloured, petals shortly adpressed-hairy. From: Bruyns, PV. 2012. Apocynaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 331-343. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Quaqua aurea (C.A.Luckh.) Plowes
Plants of Q. aurea are indistinguishable from those of the various southern forms of Q. incarnata and form clumps up to 300 mm in diameter with relatively stout stems, where many of the tubercles bear small, stipular denticles. As in most species in this section, the flowers are produced in large numbers towards the tips of the stems on ‘peduncular patches’ and they are borne on very short pedicels. The flowers themselves are rather pretty. Inside they are cream towards the tips of the lobes with this colour becoming fainter and tending to white in the centre. The fairly narrow lobes spread out (but not fully against the stem) and there is a shallow, broadly V-shaped corolla tube from which the tips of the outer corona lobes usually project. The inner surface is covered with short bristles, though this is only clearly visible under a microscope. The flowers emit a sharp and sourish honey-like scent. The comparatively large corona, which is almost entirely contained in the corolla tube, is bright yellow. It consists of outer lobes which are almost erect and divided into deltoid lobules, and inner lobes which cover the anthers and are slightly dorsally swollen. From: Bruyns, PV. 2005. Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar, Vol. 2. Umdaus Press, Hatfield. [All rights reserved] As: Quaqua aurea (C.A.Luckh.) Plowes
In the Biedouw Valley and around Botterkloof it may be fairly common among small, scattered bushes at the base of stony slopes. Above the escarpment plants occur mainly in flat areas that are quite densely covered by small shrubs of Ruschia spinosa, Pteronia glomerata or Eriocephalus, as are typical of the so-called ‘Western Mountain Karoo’ which occurs in these areas. Here they are often found growing socially with Pectinaria maughanii and sometimes with Orbea ciliata and Piaranthus punctatus. From: Bruyns, PV. 2005. Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar, Vol. 2. Umdaus Press, Hatfield. [All rights reserved] As: Quaqua aurea (C.A.Luckh.) Plowes
Gravelly slopes under bushes. From: Bruyns, PV. 2013. Apocynaceae. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 248-264. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Quaqua aurea (C.A.Luckh.) Plowes
Karroid scrub. From: Bruyns, PV. 2012. Apocynaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 331-343. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Quaqua aurea (C.A.Luckh.) Plowes
Quaqua aurea is found on the plateau (at 700-800 m) above the escarpment east of Vanrhynsdorp from Nieuwoudtville eastwards towards Calvinia. To the south it also occurs to the area around the Doring River near Botterkloof and in the Biedouw Valley. It has also recently been collected near the foot of Kubiskow Mountain north of Loeriesfontein at an altitude of about 900 m. In the Biedouw Valley and around Botterkloof it grows at significantly lower altitudes (300-350 m). From: Bruyns, PV. 2005. Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar, Vol. 2. Umdaus Press, Hatfield. [All rights reserved] As: Quaqua aurea (C.A.Luckh.) Plowes
Loeriesfontein to Bidouw, marginal to CCR. From: Bruyns, PV. 2013. Apocynaceae. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 248-264. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Quaqua aurea (C.A.Luckh.) Plowes
W Karoo to Clanwilliam. From: Bruyns, PV. 2012. Apocynaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 331-343. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Quaqua aurea (C.A.Luckh.) Plowes
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Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
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Names and Sources
Published in: S. African J. Bot. 112: 419 (2017)
Caralluma aurea C.A.Luckh.
Published in: S. A. G. 29: 94 (1938)
Quaqua incarnata (L.f.) Bruyns subsp. aurea (C.A.Luckh.) Bruyns
Published in: Bradleya 1: 43 (1983)
Quaqua aurea (C.A.Luckh.) Plowes
Published in: Excelsa 16: 90 (1994)
| Common name | Language | Reference/barcode | Published as |
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| aroena | Afrikaans | Bruyns, PV. 2013. Apocynaceae. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 248-264. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. |
Quaqua aurea (C.A.Luckh.) Plowes |
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Gentianales
FAMILY Apocynaceae
SUBFAMILY Asclepiadoideae
TRIBE Ceropegieae
GENUS Ceropegia
SPECIES aurea
6 results for Ceropegia aurea (C.A.Luckh.) Bruyns
Barcode: PRE0339395-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 18555 | 1955-9-25
South Africa, Northern Cape, CALVINIA DIV.; LOKENBURG STINKFONTEIN HILLS
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Barcode: PRE0339392-0 Collector(s) & number: Comins, DM, 1120 | 1959-9-
South Africa, Northern Cape, CALVINIA DIV.; LOKENBURG
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Barcode: PRE0339394-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 17733 | 1954-9-26
South Africa, Northern Cape, CALVINIA DIV.; LOKENBURG
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Barcode: PRE0339391-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 18555 | --
South Africa, Northern Cape, LOKENBURG DIST.
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Barcode: NBG0205516-0 Collector(s) & number: Bruyns, PV, 7942 | 1999-9-9
South Africa, Northern Cape, Loeriesfontein, eastern foot of Kubiskow Mountain.
General notes: Among low bushes in flats, only one seen.
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Barcode: NBG0277574-0 Collector(s) & number: Jardine, I, 1786 | 2012-5-2
South Africa, Western Cape, Knolfontein, Swartruggens, 60 km NE of Ceres. 32°52'08.0" S; 19°37'37.0" E.
General notes: Fynbos biome. Arid Mountain Fynbos vegetation. Hill slope. Bare rock. Well-drained, gravel soil. Sandstone. Partial shade. W aspect. No biotic effect seen. Succulent. Ascending stems with 4 ranks of thorns. No aroma. Green & fleshier than Quaqua mamilaris. Flowers mauve 1 cm in diameter, sessile. Stems 4-sided. Fruit absent. Plant height 20 cm.
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2017
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
A revised, phylogenetically-based concept of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae) Bruyns, PV; Klak, C; Hanacek, PSouth African Journal of Botany 112: 399-436
2013
SERIES CHAPTER
Apocynaceae Bruyns, PVIn: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 248-264
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
2005
1999
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
The systematic position of Quaqua (Apocynaceae - Asclepiadoideae) with a critical revision of the species Bruyns, PVBotanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 121: 311-402
1997
1983
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
Resurrection of Quaqua N.E. Brown (Asclepiadaceae-Stapelieae) with a critical review of the species Bruyns, PVBradleya 1: 33-78
No results found for Ceropegia aurea (C.A.Luckh.) Bruyns
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