Ceropegia gigantea (N.E.Br.) Bruyns is a plant in the Apocynaceae family, order Gentianales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Ceropegia gigantea (N.E.Br.) Bruyns

Ceropegia gigantea (N.E.Br.) Bruyns

Ceropegia gigantea, an African rock-dwelling herb, is cultivated ornamentally, invasive in Neotropical arid ecosystems, self - compatible, and attracts flies with a meat - smelling substance for pollination.

Family
Genus
Ceropegia
Order
Gentianales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Ceropegia gigantea (N.E.Br.) Bruyns

Ceropegia gigantea (N.E.Br.) Bruyns is a rock-dwelling herb species from arid areas. It is of African origin, has been cultivated as an ornamental plant, and has become invasive in some arid ecosystems of the Neotropics. It is self-compatible and has a clear fly pollination syndrome, attracting flies by producing a substance that smells like decomposing meat.

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Gentianales Apocynaceae Ceropegia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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