Author: | Robert
Allen Dyer, 1977 |
Family: |
ASCLEPIADACEAE |
Origin: |
Eastern
South Africa |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium
- Maximum |
Thickness: |
4 Centimetres |
Height: |
12 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Purple - Chocolate - Red - Cream |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Might
be: Ceropegia bruceae, Bruyns, 2017.
Ceropegia bruceae subsp. hirsuta, Bruyns. |
This member of the Apocynaceae family was given this name by
Robert Allen Dyer in 1977. It is found
in eastern South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to four
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to twelve centimetres in
height. The
flowers are purple to chocolate brownish.
The genera name from Greek; brachys
meaning 'short', and stelma means 'crown, garland, wreath'; alluding
to the short staminal corona of some species. The species name for
Miss Eileen A. Bruce, 1905-1955, a British botanist.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Asclepiadaceae is now part of the Apocynaceae.
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