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MACROPETALUM Burch. ex Decne.
TENARIS E. Mey.
Bruyns, P.V., Klak, C. & Hanáček, P. (2017) A revised, phylogenetically-based concept of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae) South African Journal of Botany 112 399-436
Dyer, R.A. (1980) Asclepiadaceae: Brachystelma, Ceropegia and Riocreuxia Flora of Southern Africa 27(4) 1 - 88
Goyder, D.J. (2007) Zimbabwean Asclepiadaceae. Unpublished list.
Usually dwarf, prostrate to erect, perennial herbs with a single tuber or a cluster of fusiform roots. Flowers in umbel-like inflorescences, terminal or lateral at the nodes. Corolla campanulate to ± flat; lobes spreading or united at tips to form a cage-like structure. Corona (1-)2-seriate; outer corona of distinct lobes; inner linear-oblong. Anthers horizontal, pressed onto style head. Follicles smooth, paired. Seeds with a narrow marginal wing, crowned with tuft of hairs. Comment: More recent phylogenetic evidence has led to the forming of a very broad concept of the genus Ceropegia including the genus Brachystelma and all known genera within the Stapeliae (Bruyns, P.V., Klak, C. & Hanáček, P., 2017). We will await a broader form of acceptance of this new concept before changing the taxonomy in our database. Worldwide: 100 species in Africa with 1 species in India, New Guinea and Australia Botswana: 10 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| arnotii Baker | ||
| barberiae Harv. ex Hook. f. | Description | |
| burchellii (Decne.) Peckover | ||
| circinatum E. Mey. | Description, Image | |
| cupulatum R.A. Dyer | ||
| elongatum (Schltr.) N.E. Br. | ||
| foetidum Schltr. | Description | |
| gracile E.A. Bruce | Description | |
| gymnopodum (Schltr.) Bruyns | ||
| schultzei (Schltr.) Bruyns |
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