Ceropegia arenaria is an endangered species of lantern flower in the milkweeds subfamily Asclepiadoideae. It is endemic to a small portion of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Habitat Ceropegia arenaria is found in coastal dune forest habitat, in sandy soils of the Maputaland coastal forest mosaic ecoregion.
Conservation status Ceropegia arenaria has been classified as endangered due to it being known from only 5 collections, with a restricted range of 115km2. The coastal forests in which it occurs in is also threatened by deforestation and fires as a result of wood harvesting and increased grazing areas for livestock such as cattle.
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