Ceropegia longifolia Wall. subsp. longifolia

S. S., Kambale & Abstract, S. R. Yadav, 2019, Taxonomic revision of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae: Ceropegieae) in India, Rheedea 29 (1), pp. 1-115 : 18-19

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https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2019.29.1.01

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/120287E4-E972-D832-FCC1-A588FDB5FCE6

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scientific name

Ceropegia longifolia Wall. subsp. longifolia
status

 

Ceropegia longifolia Wall. subsp. longifolia View in CoL Fig. 10 View Fig (a &b)

Flowering & fruiting: June–September.

Habitat: In crevices of rocky cliffs, in shady places and along slopes in grasslands.

Distribution: India (Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Bangladesh and Nepal.

Specimens examined: INDIA, Meghalaya, Shillong, 18.08.1886, C . B . Clarke 44566( CAL!) . Sikkim, s.loc., 1881, King s.n. ( CAL!) . Uttarakhand, Dehradun district , 08.1897, P . W . Mackinnon s.n.; Mussoorie, 27.08.1898, s.coll. s.n. ( CAL!) . West Bengal, s.d., Darjeeling district, Kalimpong , J . Ripley 1261128 ( CAL!) .

Conservation status: It is a widely distributed species but the population has decreased in last few years. It is poorly represented in India as well as overseas herbaria. This indicates the rarity of the species. As the available information is inadequate, we treat the status as Data Deficient (DD).

C

University of Copenhagen

B

Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Zentraleinrichtung der Freien Universitaet

CAL

Botanical Survey of India

P

Museum National d' Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN) - Vascular Plants

W

Naturhistorisches Museum Wien

J

University of the Witwatersrand

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