Ceropegia achtenii
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.
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Ceropegia achtenii is a tuberous plant belonging to the Apocynaceae family. Found natively in Africa, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Ceropegia, which contains over 450 distinct species. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Congo, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms