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Ceropegia alstonii (Ceropegia alstonii)

Description

H.alstonii can grow to about a meter in height.The stems are upright and pale gray in color.The plant has very sharp,hard spines.It produces small,yellow flowers mostly on the top parts of the stems which are approximately 1-1.8 centimeters in diameter.The flowers have an odor similar to excrement and are pollinated by flies.It has a shallow root system.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Gentianales

            • Family: Apocynaceae

              • Genus: Ceropegia