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Huernia longituba
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Mogoditshane, Gaborone
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| Synonyms: |
Ceropegia longituba (N.E.Br.) Bruyns |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Locally frequent. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small succulent perennial, up to 12 cm high, forming clumps up to 30 cm in diameter, rarely more. Stems decumbent to suberect, grey-green, sometimes mottled with purple, 4-5-angled with tubercles broadly deltoid, spreading, 3-8 mm long. Inflorescences 1-3-flowered, per stem on pedicels 8-12 mm long, spreading to hold flowers horizontally. Corolla 20-28 mm long and 20-40 mm in diameter, bell-shaped; outside smooth, cream to pink with 3-5 raised veins on each lobe; inside papillate, cream, finely spotted with red-brown or maroon, forming concentric lines in the lower half of the tube. Corona 5-6 mm tall, without a basal stipe; outer lobes spreading at the base of the tube, emarginate, maroon; inner lobes 3-4 mm long, cream spotted with pale maroon, erect, connecting and diverging towards the dark-tipped apex. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | longituba: long-tubed, referring to the long corolla tubes of the flowers. |
| Habitat: | In sandy areas under shrubs or trees or in stony ground. |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Botswana and South Africa. |
| Botswana distribution: | SW,SE |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 27 August 2016 |
| Literature: |
Bruyns, P.V. (2005). Stapeliads of Southern Africa and Madagascar Volume I Umdaus Press, Hatfield, South Africa Page 196. (Includes a picture). Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Page 210. Leach, L.C. (1988). A Revision of Huernia R.Br. (Asclepiadaceae) Excelsa Taxonomic Series No. 4 Aloe, Cactus and Succulent Society of Zimbabwe Pages 60 - 62. as Huernia longituba subsp. longituba (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 21. as Huernia longituba subsp.longituba Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 27. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Huernia longitubaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Huernia longituba
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Huernia longituba
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Huernia longituba
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iNaturalist: Huernia longituba
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Huernia longituba
JSTOR Plant Science: Huernia longituba
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Huernia longituba
Plants of the World Online: Huernia longituba
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Wikipedia: Huernia longituba
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