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Ceropegia alstonii

(Ceropegia alstonii)

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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:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Gentianales
Family:Apocynaceae
Genus:Ceropegia
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