Ceropegia fimbriata subspecies geniculata

Ceropegia fimbriata subspecies geniculata
Family: Apocynaceae
Distribution: Little Karoo
Images: Desert Plants

Ceropegia fimbriata subspecies geniculata in habitat near Oudtshoorn. Photographer: Gerhard Marx.


First collected by A.J.Joubert 1973 in the Van Wyksdorp district, it was described by R.A. Dyer as Ceropegia geniculata. It is now regarded as a subspecies of Ceropegia fimbriata. Because of their growing habit, often entangled in bushes, Ceropegias are not easy to find in the wild.