Ceropegia lugardiae N.E. Br.
subsp. lugardiae

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Mazowe River, Maramba CL

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Synonyms:	Ceropegia apiculata Schltr. Ceropegia archeri P.R.O. Bally. invlid name non C. acheri (L.C. Leach) Bruyns Ceropegia distincta N.E. Br. subsp. lugardae (N.E. Br.) H. Huber
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Status:	Native
Description:	Hairless twining semi-succulent with stems to 2.5 m, growing from a cluster of fleshy roots. Leaves opposite, elliptic to ovate, 2-6 cm long, cordate at the base, often notched at he apex and with a mucronate tip. Corolla hairless or slightly pubescent, cream or pale green with purple blotches, slightly swollen at the base, inside yellowish-grey becoming deep maroon in the lower half; tube curved upward at a 90 degree angle, expanded towards the mouth; lobes 10-20 mm long, united above to form a small 5-winged knob at the end of a slender tube. The latter part sometimes less distinct or absent.
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Derivation of specific name:	lugardiae: named after Charlotte Eleanor Lugard-Howard, professional painter and plant collector who was married to Major Edward James Lugard. Both collected extensively in Botswana.
Habitat:	Among trees on stony hillsides and in sandy flats.
Flowering time:	Dec - Mar
Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.
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Red data list status:	Lower Risk - least concern
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Content last updated:	Saturday 8 October 2016
Literature:	Bruyns, P.V. (2014). The Apocynaceae of Namibia Strelitzia 34 SANBI, Pretoria, South Africa Pages 87 - 89. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 12. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 8. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Namibia Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 74. Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 106 - 108. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 20. as Ceropegia distincta subsp. lugardae Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 25.

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