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Ceropegia lutea lutea (Ceropegia lutea lutea)

Description

The yellow carrion flower is a succulent perennial without obvious leaves. The stems are usually crowded, 4-angled, 3-15 cm high and usually erect. When growing in shade the stems may become sprawling and will tend to be evenly green whereas those growing in full sun are mottled maroon to purple on a green background. The stems form prominent angles with acute teeth. The flowers are produced in clusters of sessile inflorescences consisting of 6-24 flowers, usually borne at the base of the stems. The flowers have a shallow tube with spreading lobes that taper off to long, slender segments. The lobes are fringed with dark maroon to purple, club-shaped vibratile hairs. Plants flower from December to April. The flowers are very variable in colour - in South Africa in various shades of yellow; in Botswana golden yellow to orange; and in Zimbabwe dark orange to almost maroon. The fruit is a single or paired, spindle-shaped follicle usually about 9 cm long.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Gentianales

            • Family: Apocynaceae

              • Genus: Ceropegia