Ceropegia linearis
Ceropegia linearis is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to Southern Africa.[2]
| Ceropegia linearis | |
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| Montreal Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Ceropegia |
| Species: | C. linearis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceropegia linearis | |
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The popular houseplant Ceropegia woodii is sometimes treated as a subspecies of C. linearis, as C. linearis subsp. woodii.[1] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References
- "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved July 7, 2014.
- "African Plant Database". Les Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- "Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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