Ceropegia radicans is a species of herb in the family Apocynaceae.[3] The leaves are fleshy and glabrous and it has a large cage-like flower with a slender tube swollen at the base, and divided into five segments at the top.[4] It grows up to 20cm in height.[5]

Ceropegia radicans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Ceropegia
Species:
C. radicans
Binomial name
Ceropegia radicans
Subspecies
  • Ceropegia radicans smithii (M.R.Hend.) R.A.Dyer[1]
  • Ceropegia radicans radicans J.P. Roux[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ceropegia radicans ssp smithii | Petra's Pot Plants". www.petraspotplants.com. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  2. ^ "Ceropegia radicans subsp radicans [family ASCLEPIADACEAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  3. ^ "Ceropegia radicans Schltr. - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  4. ^ "Ceropegia radicans". www.llifle.com. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  5. ^ "Ceropegia radicans". Indoor plant care. Retrieved 2021-10-21.