Piaranthus decipiens (N.E. Br.) Bruyns

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Synonyms:	Caralluma grivana (N.E. Br.) Schltr. Ceropegia decipiens (N.E.Br.) Bruyns Huerniopsis decipiens N.E. Br. Piaranthus grivanus N.E. Br.
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Status:	Native
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Habitat:	Among bushes and trees in sandy and loamy soils.
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Worldwide distribution:	Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.
Botswana distribution:	N?,SE
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Literature:	Bruyns, P.V. (2005). Stapeliads of Southern Africa and Madagascar Volume II Umdaus Press, Hatfield, South Africa Pages 348 - 350. (Includes a picture). Bruyns, P.V. (2014). The Apocynaceae of Namibia Strelitzia 34 SANBI, Pretoria, South Africa Pages 126 - 127. (Includes a picture). Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 201 - 202. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 29.

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