Ceropegia flavanthera

(Ceropegia flavanthera)

galery

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