Devil's Trumpet

(Ceropegia tavaresii)

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Description

Tavaresia angolensis is a species of Magnoliopsida described by Friedrich Welwitsch. Tavaresia angolensis belongs to the genus Tavaresia, and the family Apocynaceae. None of these subspecies are listed. Tavaresia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1902. It is native to southern Africa. Tavaresia thompsoniorum van Jaarsv. & R.Nagel, syn of × Staparesia thompsoniorum (van Jaarsv. & R.Nagel) G.D.Rowley Phylogenetic studies have shown the genus to be most closely related to the genus Huernia, and to a widespread branch of stapeliads comprising the genera Orbea, Piaranthus and Stapelia.

Taxonomic tree:

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