Ceropegia linearis
| Ceropegia linearis | |
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| Montreal Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Ceropegia |
| Species: | C. linearis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceropegia linearis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ceropegia linearis, also known as string-of-needles, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to Southern Africa.[2][1][3] The popular houseplant Ceropegia woodii is sometimes treated as a subspecies of C. linearis, as C. linearis subsp. woodii.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Ceropegia linearis E.Mey". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
- 1 2 "Ceropegia linearis E.Mey". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
- ↑ "African Plant Database". Les Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ↑ "Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 12 April 2020.