Ceropegia purpurascens K. Schum.

QDS maps by: Google Maps Point records by Google Maps

All records: View Malawi records only

Records of this taxon from all countries are shown in the table below. Cases where the taxon is native, naturalised, possibly planted or definitely planted are all listed.

Click on a column heading to sort the entries in that column or re-sort results by: record number, altitude, date, QDS

Record number No of images Record date Recorder(s) Coll. Det. Conf. Herbaria Habitat Location Loc code(s) Outing code Planted code Country QDS Grid ref. FZ Div Alt. (m) Notes Lat Long Loc Acc Code
74186105 May 2016N Wightman
N Wightman
Open Woodland/Thicket Growing naturally on Dabuyu Farms, Plot 67, Farm 401a Lilayi, Lusaka 0Zambia1528C2 C1290Tubers appear to be stoloniferous in habit -15.52154328.2665376
58590228 Jan 2011MG Bingham
Lusaka, Protea Hill Farm, Lusaka SE 13km. 1490Zambia1528A4 C1300-15.47166728.3850006
81291003 Mar 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika
237
WD Stevens
B Luwiika
MO

Yellow sand.Kaoma District; On the Kaoma/Lukulu road; 57.2 km NW of Lusaka-Mongu road junction in yellow sand. 0Zambia1424C2 B930Creeping/trailing; approx. 1 m long; stem dark green towards the base, light green towards the tip; leaves smooth, dark green on top, light green underneath; flower petals grey at base, reddish brown at the top; forming a corolla tube.-14.56777824.2883335
81290025 Feb 1996DK Harder
DK Harder
3533
WD Stevens
MO

Open woodland near habitations, deep miombo soils with some limestone outcrops. Lusaka District; Lusaka East; Kanyanja; Senyame Farm; Kafue Powerline Road; ca. 5 km S then ca. 3.5 km W to open woodland near habitations, deep miombo soils with some limestone outcrops. 0Zambia1528C2 C1350Rare; in woodland; "traps" pendulous; from fleshy corm; stems and pedicels with red colour; calyx light purple, corolla light green with some purple; edges of trap openings deep purple-black inside green; young fruit dark purple.-15.56472228.4886115
81293027 Feb 1995NB Zimba
NB Zimba
659
DJ Goyder
K

At hill topMwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Milomba Hill, 12 km from turnoff of the Kalene Hill Road located 12.6 km from Ikelenge. 0Zambia1124A1 W1440Twinter, at hill top; occasional; stem green; leaves green appearing lighter on the underside; plant with cream underground tubers; flowers pinkish; fruit green with dull purple.-11.18472224.1997225
81292022 Feb 1995NB Zimba
NB Zimba
581
DJ Goyder
K

Mwinilunga District; Lwawu Mission ca. 47 km W of Mwinilunga; 4.7 km W of Lwawu mission, along Lushimba River. 0Zambia1124C1 W1280Runner; along ground; in the understory along river; frequent; stem brownish green; leaves smooth, green; flowers cream.-11.61666724.1666675
81289005 Feb 1995DK Harder
DK Harder
2616
DJ Goyder
K

Collections from within disturbed and undisturbed forest habitat. Mwekera Forest College; (Mwekera) Botanical Reserve; ca. 0.25 km NE of Mwekera Dam/Reservoir; near bee house. 0Zambia1228C4 W1320Frequent; climber on everything; to 2 m; leaves very light green; calyx light green; corolla light purple; deep maroon inside.-12.84361128.3550004
81288004 Feb 1995DK Harder
DK Harder
2551
DK Harder
MO

Collections in bird sanctuary near dam and sink hole; in degraded but now recovering woodland, on quartz and mica soils. Lusaka District; Jellis Farm ca. 15 km W of Lusaka off Leopard's Hill Rd.1450Zambia1528A4 C1230Occasional; from fleshy corm; in grasses; sap clear; calyx light green-white with longitudinal pink-purple stripes; corolla tube light green without, deeper purple on lobes; apices of lobes deep purple.-15.49500028.4544445
81287014 Jan 1986P Goldblatt
P Goldblatt
7546
WD Stevens
MO

Brachystegia woodland. Kitwe District; Mwekera River near Forestry College. 0Zambia W0Growing in shade.0
320051 A Lang
Cultivated0Not known 00
731760 2080Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C3 0Cited in Bruyns (2014), Apocynaceae of Namibia2
731770 0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724A4 0Cited in Bruyns (2014), Apocynaceae of Namibia2
731780 0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821B1 0Cited in Bruyns (2014), Apocynaceae of Namibia2

Total records found: 13



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Records of: Ceropegia purpurascens.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=146450, retrieved 1 November 2024

Site software last modified: 25 December 2019 4:51pm
Terms of use