Decaisne, J. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1844), Asclepiadaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 643 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "in insulis Philippinis circa Manillam? (Cuming n. 447). (v.s. h. Delessert)."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1866), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(38): 159 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 348 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 94 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 332 [secondary reference]

common name: Yam [n/a]

• Vernacular: Anareata

Huber, H. (1957), Memorias da Sociedade Broteriana 12: 56-58 [secondary reference]

Bruyns, P.V. & Forster, P.I. (12 October 1989), Ceropegia cumingiana Decne (Asclepiadaceae). Austrobaileya 3(1): 7-11 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 301 [secondary reference]

Forster, P.I. in Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1996), Asclepiadaceae. Flora of Australia 28: 282-283, Fig. 124A-G, Map 334 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Ceropegia papuana Schltr. legitimate

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 108 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines: Code 2570 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 36 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Ceropegia papuana Schltr. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Ceropegia cumingiana Decne. subsp. cumingiana legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ceropegia horsfieldiana Miq. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ceropegia papuana Schltr. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ceropegia cumingiana subsp. horsfieldiana (Miq.) H.Huber legitimate

• APC Comment: Huber (1957) recognised (only) C. cumingiana subsp. horsfieldiana for Australia, but Bruyns & Forster (1989) stated that the subspecific ranks were too imprecise to recognise.
• APC Dist.: Qld

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