Plantsnap – Identify Plants, Trees, Mushrooms With An App

Ceropegia flavanthera (Ceropegia flavanthera)

Description

Leafless and branchless,H.flava grows as cylindrical green stems up to 6 inches in height and 2 inches in diameter,with 20-30 longitudinal ribs of mammillae,each one featuring a thin,brown spine on its crest.Yellow flowers appear in winter on the youngest parts of the plants near the top.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Gentianales

            • Family: Apocynaceae

              • Genus: Ceropegia