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''Ceropegia stapeliiformis'' is a flowering plant in the genus ''Ceropegia'' (Apocynaceae), native to South Africa and Swaziland. Common names include Serpent Ceropegia, Snake creeper, and Slangkambro. ''Ceropegia stapeliiformis'' is a prostrate, creeping, trailing or climbing succulent creeper with fibrous roots (which develop where the stems touch the ground) and has clear sap. The leaves are minute and rudimentary, soon falling off the stems. The flowers are 5-7 cm long and have a distinctive funnel-shape with a greenish white colour that is spotted or streaked with maroon. The petals surrounding the mouth are free-spreading, reflexed and fringed with hairs. The fruit a follicle with tubercles. This species is usually found rooted in leaf mould under the protection of shrubs. Two subspecies have been described: *''Ceropegia stapeliiformis'' subsp. ''stapeliiformis'' *''Ceropegia stapeliiformis'' subsp. ''serpentina'' (E.A.Bruce) R.A.Dyer The subspecies ''stapeliiformis'' is known from areas of karroid scrub in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, with a distribution from Uitenhage and Willowmore to Graaff Reinet and King William's Town. This subspecies is known to flower from October to March. The subspecies ''serpentina'', which was initially described as ''Ceropegia serpentina'' by E. A. Bruce, has a distribution which ranges from Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Swaziland to Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces of South Africa, where it occurs in scrub bush. The flowering time from December to March. The names have the derivations ''stapeliiformis'' = resembling Stapelia (Latin), and ''sepentina'' = serpentine (Latin). ==References== *(Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Ceropegia serpentina'' ) (treats as a distinct species) * Dyer, R.A. 1983. ''Ceropegia, Brachystelma and Riocreuxia in Southern Africa''. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. * Herbert F. J. Huber: Revision of the genus Ceropegia. In: Memórias da Sociedade Broteriana, Volume 12, 1957, S.1-203, Coimbra 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ceropegia stapeliiformis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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