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Ceropegia linearis E.Mey.

Heartleaf Lanternvine

Native records: 4 botanical areas

Cape Provinces, Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal, 1 more areas

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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Photograph of Ceropegia linearis

A climbing succulent of seasonally dry tropical climates. Native to South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • Eswatini

    • SwazilandNative

  • Mozambique

    • MozambiqueNative

  • South Africa

    • Cape ProvincesNative
    • KwaZulu-NatalNative

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • BWk Arid, desert, cold
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer

The same climate occurs in 184 areas worldwide, 180 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Recorded medicinal uses

The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.

  • Ceropegia linearis is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.353, left column, line 9

    World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715

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Other names

Heartleaf Lanternvine

Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Ceropegia

Other species in Ceropegia

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Mozambique · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Eswatini · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    South Africa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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