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Ceropegia paniculata (Willd.) Bruyns subsp. scitula (L.C.Leach) Bruyns
Indigenous Endemic
Morphological description

Corolla inside with ± erect to slightly forward-tilted fine hairs; lobes longer than broad. From: Bruyns, PV. 2005. Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar, Vol. 2. Umdaus Press, Hatfield. [All rights reserved] As: Stapelia paniculata Willd. subsp. scitula (L.C.Leach) Bruyns

Diagnostic description

Specimens of subsp. scitula usually have extremely slender stems (3-4 mm in diameter) packed into dense neat clumps. In cultivation some of these slender stems may swell out to anything between 5 and 8 mm thick, although most of them remain noticeably more slender than is typical of Stapelia. In subsp. scitula the flowers always have a maroon colour which varies somewhat in intensity and also varies quite considerably in the presence or absence and intensity of transverse yellow lines. Hairs are usually quite coarse and purple on the inside of the flower but do not obscure the colour of the corolla. Some plants have been seen where they are very fine, purple and scattered on the face of the corolla whereas in others they are translucent-white and denser and longer towards the margins. The corolla is mostly dull-coloured but in a few the centre, although still covered with hairs, is somewhat shiny and smooth. From: Bruyns, PV. 2005. Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar, Vol. 2. Umdaus Press, Hatfield. [All rights reserved] As: Stapelia paniculata Willd. subsp. scitula (L.C.Leach) Bruyns

Habitat

Plants are usually of quite scattered occurrence among stones and under small bushes (particularly under shrubs of Pteronia paniculata and P. fastigiata), usually on steep and stony, shale or dolomitic slopes. From: Bruyns, PV. 2005. Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar, Vol. 2. Umdaus Press, Hatfield. [All rights reserved] As: Stapelia paniculata Willd. subsp. scitula (L.C.Leach) Bruyns

Distribution

Subsp. scitula occurs for a distance of about 30 km parallel to the Langeberg in the eastern part of the Worcester-Robertson Karoo. It has been observed on the hills both to the south and to the north of Langvlei, on steep north-facing slopes north-east of Robertson and on hills near Goudmyn, to the south-east of Robertson. From: Bruyns, PV. 2005. Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar, Vol. 2. Umdaus Press, Hatfield. [All rights reserved] As: Stapelia paniculata Willd. subsp. scitula (L.C.Leach) Bruyns

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Residence status

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

FSA

SA

BOT

NAM

ESW

LES

WC

EC

NC

FS

GA

KZN

LP

MP

NW

Absent

Indigenous

Endemic

Naturalised

Invasive

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Names and Sources

Accepted name
Ceropegia paniculata (Willd.) Bruyns subsp. scitula (L.C.Leach) Bruyns

Published in: S. African J. Bot. 112: 422 (2017)

Synonym(s)

Stapelia scitula L.C.Leach

Published in: S. African J. Bot. 3(3): 174 (1984)


Gonostemon scitulus (L.C.Leach) P.V.Heath

Published in: Calyx 1(1): 19 (1992)


Stapelia paniculata Willd. subsp. scitula (L.C.Leach) Bruyns

Published in: Stapeliads S. Africa Madagascar 2: 446 (2005)


Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae

PHYLUM Anthophyta

ORDER Gentianales

FAMILY Apocynaceae

SUBFAMILY Asclepiadoideae

TRIBE Ceropegieae

GENUS Ceropegia

SPECIES paniculata

SUBSPECIES scitula

16 results for Ceropegia paniculata (Willd.) Bruyns subsp. scitula (L.C.Leach) Bruyns

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Barcode: PRE0669323-0 Collector(s) & number: Littlewood, L, PRE 50691 | 1960-6-7

South Africa, Western Cape, WORCESTER DIST.; LANGVLEI AREA.

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Barcode: NBG0193030-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Wyk, CM, 2336 | 1985-4-27

South Africa, Western Cape, Farm Doringkloof, southern foothills of Voetpadsberg. Altitude.: ± 1500 ft.

General notes: On shale near summit of rocky koppie, steep slope. Rare succulent with purple odorous flowers.

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Barcode: NBG0119694-2 Collector(s) & number: Bruyns, PV, 1403 | 1977-1-6

South Africa, Western Cape, Worcester. Eilandia turn - off, Worcester.

General notes: Photo: 23/77.

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Barcode: PRE0559055-0 Collector(s) & number: Leach, LC, 15845 | --

South Africa, Western Cape, ROBERTSON; LANGVLEI; BUITENSTEKLOOF

General notes: Plants growing on steep craggy hillside of dolomite/shale interface in association with Euphorbia nesemannii. Cultivated and flowered at SRGH at various dates.

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Barcode: NBG0066768-0 Collector(s) & number: Stayner, F, 403/60 | 1963-4-4

South Africa, Western Cape, Robertson Dist. Langvlei.

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Barcode: PRE0632435-0 Collector(s) & number: Leach, LC, 15845 | --

South Africa, Western Cape, ROBERTSON; LANGVLEI; BUITENSTEKLOOF

General notes: Plants growing on steep craggy hillside of dolomite/shale interface in association with Euphorbia nesemannii. Cultivated and flowered at SRGH at various dates.

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Barcode: NBG0160011-0 Collector(s) & number: Bruyns, PV, 6370 | 1995-10-2

South Africa, Western Cape, Robertson. Laaiplaas. Altitude.: 400 - 500 m.

General notes: Common on steep north - facing slope growing in crevices in shale outcrops.

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Barcode: PRE0652290-0 Collector(s) & number: Bayer, MB, KGW 101/70 | 1972-12-24

South Africa, Western Cape, WORCESTER DIST.; LANGVLEI; BUITENSKLOOF SUB PLOWES 4044

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Barcode: NBG0119694-1 Collector(s) & number: Bruyns, PV, 1403 | 1977-1-6

South Africa, Western Cape, Worcester. Eilandia turn - off, Worcester.

General notes: Photo: 23/77.

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Barcode: PRE0632433-0 Collector(s) & number: Leach, LC, 15845 | --

South Africa, Western Cape, ROBERTSON; LANGVLEI; BUITENSTEKLOOF

General notes: Plants growing on steep craggy hillside of dolomite/shale interface in association with Euphorbia nesemannii. Cultivated and flowered at SRGH at various dates.

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Barcode: PRE0652298-0 Collector(s) & number: Leach, LC, 15845 | --

South Africa, Western Cape, ROBERTSON; BUITENSKLOOF; LANGVLEI

General notes: Plants growing on steep craggy hillside of delomite/shale interface in association with Euphorbia nesemannii. Cult. and fl. at SRGH various dates.

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Barcode: NBG0132136-0 Collector(s) & number: Bruyns, PV, 1014 | --

South Africa, Western Cape, Worcester. Buitenstekloof, Langvlei.

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Barcode: NBG0132641-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Wyk, CM, 2336 | 1985-4-27

South Africa, Western Cape, Worcester. Farm Doringkloof, southern foothills of Voetpadsberg near Robertson. Altitude.: ± 1500 ft.

General notes: On shale near summit of rocky koppie, steep slope. Rare succulent with purple odorous flowers. ± 1 mile from type locality.

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Barcode: PRE0652291-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Breda, PAB, 4172 | 1978-5-15

South Africa, Western Cape, WORCESTER; ROBERTSON DISTR.

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Barcode: PRE0697057-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Wyk, CM, 2336 | 1985-4-24

South Africa, Western Cape, DORINGKLOOF FARM.; S FOOTHILLS OF VOETPADSBERG. KOPPIE, STEEPSLOPE. NEAR SUMMIT

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Barcode: NBG0132135-0 Collector(s) & number: Bayer, MB, s.n. | 1970--

South Africa, Western Cape, Worcester. Buitenstekloof, Langvlei, Robertson.

General notes: Dolomite/ shale interface. N. W. slopes. Locality shown by G. J. Payne.

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2017

PERIODICAL/JOURNAL

A revised, phylogenetically-based concept of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae) Bruyns, PV; Klak, C; Hanacek, P

South African Journal of Botany 112: 399-436

2012

SERIES CHAPTER

Apocynaceae Bruyns, PV

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

2005

BOOK

Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar, Vol. 2 Bruyns, PV

Umdaus Press, Hatfield

1997

BOOK

List of southern African succulent plants Smith, GF

Umdaus Press, Pretoria

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