TABLE 1 in Ceropegia gilboaensis (Apocynaceae), a new species from the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

TABLE 1. Morphological features of non-trap, brood-site mimicking species in Ceropegia sect. Chamaesiphon which occur in KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring provinces and countries (see also Fig.1).
Ceropegia speciesHabitLeavesCorollaCorolla lobesCorolla trichomesProportion of corolla fusedC. gilboaensis *prostrateovate-ellipticcylindrical-campanulate, 4.5–6.3 mm deepnarrowly triangular, keeledno±1/2C. alpinaprostrate to sub-erectbroadly-ovate to oblong-lanceolatebroadly campanulate, ca. 2 mm deeptriangularyes±1/2C. australis *sub-erect to erectnarrowly elliptic-lanceolatecampanulate, ca. 3 mm deepovate-lanceolate, attenuateyes±1/3C. bruceaeprostrateovate to broadly ovateflat or shallowly saucer-shapedovate-lanceolateno±1/3 or lessC. campanuliformiserect to sub-erectovate-ellipticcampanulatebroadly triangular, longitudinally striatedyes±2/3C. chlorozona *sub-erectovate-ellipticbowl-shaped, 4–6 mm deepbroadly triangular-ovateyes±1/2C. coddii *prostrateovate to broadly ovateshallowly saucer-shaped, ca. 3 mm deeplanceolate, rarely triangularno±1/3 or lessC. modestantha *erect to sub-erectelliptic-lanceolatecampanulate, 2–3 mm deeptriangular to narrowly-triangular, apically taperingno±1/2 or lessC. ngomensis *prostrateovate to lanceolatecylindrical-campanulate, ca. 5 mm deep, distinctly keeled or fluted corolla lobe basetriangular-ovate, keeledno±1/2C. perdita *sub-erect to erectovate to ellipticcampanulate, 3–4.5 mm deepovate-lanceolate, replicateyes±1/5 or lessC. petrophila *erect to sub-erectelliptic-ovate to lanceolateshallowly campanulate, 3–5 mm deepbasally ovate to lanceolate, apically taperingyes±1/3 or lessC. pulchellior *prostrateovate to lanceolateflat or shallowly saucer-shapedovate-lanceolate,no±1/3 or lessC. remota *prostratebroadly ovate to lanceolatecampanulate, ca. 3 mm deeptriangular, margins recurvedyes±1/3C. swazicaprostratebroadly ovatesaucer-shaped, ca. 1.5–2 mm deeptriangularyes±1/3 or lessC. spathulatasub-erect to erectlinear-lanceolatecampanulate, ca. 4–5 mm deeplanceolate-linearyes±1/4 or less
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*These species occur in KwaZulu-Natal.