Ceropegia ampliata

Ceropegia ampliata
Large white flowers on a thin green vine
Ceropegia ampliata in cultivation
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Ceropegia
Species:
C. ampliata
Binomial name
Ceropegia ampliata

Ceropegia ampliata is a flowering plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, native to eastern and southern Africa, including Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini, Botswana, and Madagascar.[1][2] Common names include bushman's pipe, condom plant, and horny wonder.[3][4]

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  2. ^ Meve, Ulrich; Liede, Sigrid (July 2002). "Floristic exchange between mainland Africa and Madagascar: case studies in Apocynaceae- Asclepiadoideae". Journal of Biogeography. 29 (7): 865–873. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2699.2002.00729.x. ISSN 0305-0270. S2CID 84765967.
  3. ^ Bester, Stoffel Petrus. "Ceropegia ampliata". Plant Z Africa. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Ceropegia ampliata". Top Tropicals. Retrieved 30 April 2023.