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Ceropegia woodii Schltr.
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(45): 34 1894
Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Ceropegia linearis subs. woodii (Schltr.) H.Huber
Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 118 1957

Ceropegia woodii (Ceropegia linearis subs. woodii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
The plant is a caudiciform, meaning it has a swollen stem or root system which it uses to store water. These can get quite large after a few years. The tuber can get over 10 centimetres in diameter, the vines more than two meters long. The abundant flowers, while small, are of interest.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Ceropegia linearis E.Mey.
Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. (Meyer) 194 1838
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Ceropegia linearis subs. debilis (N.E.Br.) H.Huber
Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 118 1957
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Ceropegia linearis subs. tenuis (N.E.Br.) Bruyns
Bradleya 3: 40 1985
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Ceropegia linearis subs. woodii (Schltr.) H.Huber
Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 118 1957
Synonymy: 8 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Ceropegia linearis subs. woodii f. variegata hort.
Synonymy: 2
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Rosary Vine, Collar of Hearts, Heart Strings, Chain of Hearts, Keepsake Heart, String of hearts, Chinese Lantern, Hearts-on-a-string, Sweetheart vine
CHINESE (中文): 愛之蔓, 吊金钱, 蜡源花
HEBREW (עברית): שעוונית זוחלת
SPANISH (Español): Collar de corazones

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Ceropegia linearis group


14921 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Ceropegia woodii (Ceropegia linearis subs. woodii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
22617 raffa Raffa C. Garcia
Ceropegia woodii (Ceropegia linearis subs. woodii) Photo by: Raffa C. Garcia

14924 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Ceropegia woodii (Ceropegia linearis subs. woodii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
14920 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Ceropegia woodii (Ceropegia linearis subs. woodii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

14923 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
When exposed to sufficient light they have a deep green colour marbed with silver. (Ceropegia linearis subs. woodii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
19105 giuseppe2 Giuseppe Distefano
Ceropegia woodii (Ceropegia linearis subs. woodii) Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano


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