Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Ceropegia aspera
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Ceropegia
Species
aspera
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Huernia aspera N.E. Br. Huernia is now accepted as a section of genus Ceropegia (Bruyns et al., 2017).
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2002
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Bruyns, P.V. Klak, C. & Hanácek, P. (2017) A revised, phylogenetically-based concept of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae) Bruyns, P.V.,Klak, C. & Hanáček, P. (2017).A revised, phylogenetically-based concept of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae). South African Journal of Botany, 112, 399-436.
- GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
- Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Ceropegia aspera", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20311. Accessed 5 November 2026.