Heart vine - Heart vine

Japanese: ハートカズラ - はーとかずら
Heart vine - Heart vine

A perennial plant of the genus Ceropegia in the family Asclepiadaceae (APG classification: Apocynaceae). Native to South Africa. The underground part becomes a fleshy tuber, and the bulbil also grows at the node partway up the stem. The thin stem grows long and has heart-shaped leaves that grow opposite each other. The name comes from this leaf shape. It looks elegant when grown in a hanging pot with the long stems hanging down. It is drought-resistant and can survive winter as long as it does not freeze.

The genus Ceropegia has over 150 species distributed in tropical Asia, Africa, Madagascar, etc. Climbing species include Amanojaku ( C. haygarthii Schlecht.) with large flowers and Suiryu ( C. sandersonii Hook.f.) with large flowers. There is also Usugumo ( C. stapeliiformis Haw.) with a fleshy stem that does not form a vine.

[Takabayashi Masatoshi June 21, 2021]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ガガイモ科(APG分類:キョウチクトウ科)セロペギア属の多年草。南アフリカ原産。地下部は多肉塊茎となり、茎の途中の節部にもむかごをつくる。細い茎を長く伸ばし、心臓形の葉を対生する。名は、この葉形に由来する。吊(つ)り鉢仕立てで、長く茎を垂れ下げると風情がある。乾燥に強く、凍らない程度で越冬する。

 セロペギア属は熱帯アジア、アフリカ、マダガスカルなどに150種以上分布する。つる性種には、花の大きなアマノジャク(天邪鬼)C. haygarthii Schlecht.やスイリュウ(酔竜)C. sandersonii Hook.f.がある。ほかに茎が多肉質でつるにならないウスグモ(薄雲)C. stapeliiformis Haw.がある。

[高林成年 2021年6月21日]

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