&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ceropegia heidukiae &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae)—a morphologically intriguing and rare novelty from South Africa&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Styles, David G.A.; Meve, Ulrich

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.497.1.2

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“…In the last few years, many new species have been described for the genus (e.g. Karuppusamy & Ravichandran, 2017;Kidyoo & Paliyavuth, 2017a, b;Bruyns, 2018;Kidyoo, 2018;Kidyoo & Kidyoo, 2019;Murugesan et al, 2019;Wu et al, 2019;Kidyoo, 2021;Murugesan & Mao, 2021;Phonepaseuth & Rodda, 2021;Styles & Meve, 2021;Thulin et al, 2021;Ma et al, 2022a;Ma et al, 2022b). In Vietnam, Ceropegia L. was first reported with three species by (Loureiro, 1790): Ceropegia candelabrum L. as a new record and two new species Ceropegia obtusa Lour.…”

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\(\textit{Ceropegia vietnamensis }\) (Asclepiadoideae, Apocynaceae), a new species from Vietnam

Lưu¹,

Nguyen

2022

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Ceropegia vietnamensis is described as a new species from Binh Chau - Phuoc Buu Nature Reserve in the Xuyen Moc district of Ba Ria- Vung Tau province. It is morphologically close to Ceropegia laotica in general appearance and coloration of flowers but differs in many vegetative and reproductive characteristics and grows in a different habitat. The new taxon is described, illustrated with field photographs of detailed botanical characteristics and compared to related species.

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Section: Ceropegia Vietnamensismentioning

confidence: 99%

\(\textit{Ceropegia vietnamensis }\) (Asclepiadoideae, Apocynaceae), a new species from Vietnam

Lưu¹,

Nguyen

2022

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Two New Species of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae) from Tropical Africa

2023

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The Greater Midlands—A Mid-Elevation Centre of Floristic Endemism in Summer-Rainfall Eastern South Africa

Carbutt

2023

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The Midlands region of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province in South Africa was hitherto a putative centre of floristic endemism (CFE) based on conjecture. The aim of this study was to empirically explore this concept by delineating unambiguous boundaries for this CFE and documenting the endemic spermatophytes within a conservation framework. The Greater Midlands Centre of Floristic Endemism (GMCFE), a more expanded study area than the parochial Midlands region of KZN, is formally described as southern Africa’s 20th CFE. It is a mid-elevation region occupying the greater Midlands of KZN, with extensions of contiguous grasslands extending northwards into southern Mpumalanga and southwards into north-eastern Eastern Cape. This “foothills” CFE covers ca. 77,000 km2 of predominantly mesic C4 grassland, ranging in elevation from ca. 700–2200 m a.s.l. It is congruent with the “sub-escarpment ecoregion,” essentially a composite of the Sub-escarpment Grassland and Savanna Bioregions and the sub-escarpment grasslands of southern Mpumalanga and northern KZN. The GMCFE hosts at least 220 endemic spermatophytes, of which almost a fifth belong to the family Apocynaceae. Families Asteraceae, Asphodelaceae, Fabaceae, and Iridaceae also contribute significantly. Genera Ceropegia, Aloe, Dierama, Kniphofia, Helichrysum, and Streptocarpus contribute the most endemics. More than half are forbs, and almost three-quarters are confined to the Grassland Biome. Endemic radiations are attributed to geodiversity and geological complexity (especially the strong lithological influence of dolerite); physiographic heterogeneity (particularly elevation gradients and variable terrain units); strategic proximity to hyper-diverse temperate and subtropical “border floras”; and localized pollinator-driven adaptive radiations. Of alarming concern is the high number of threatened plant taxa, with ca. 60% of the endemic flora Red Listed in threat categories (CE, E, and VU) or considered “rare”. Extremely low levels of formal protection and poor ecological connectivity, coupled with high levels of land transformation and intensive utilization, render the GMCFE one of the most imperilled CFE in South Africa. Urgent conservation action is required to safeguard this unique and highly threatened “rangeland flora” and stem the biodiversity crisis gripping the region.

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<p><strong><em>Ceropegia heidukiae </em></strong><strong>(Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae)—a morphologically intriguing and rare novelty from South Africa</strong></p>

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\(\textit{Ceropegia vietnamensis }\) (Asclepiadoideae, Apocynaceae), a new species from Vietnam

\(\textit{Ceropegia vietnamensis }\) (Asclepiadoideae, Apocynaceae), a new species from Vietnam

Two New Species of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae) from Tropical Africa

The Greater Midlands—A Mid-Elevation Centre of Floristic Endemism in Summer-Rainfall Eastern South Africa

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