Stapelia gigantea

Stapelia gigantea
Stapelia gigantea

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Gentianales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Ceropegieae
Subtribus: Stapeliinae
Genus: Stapelia
Species: Stapelia gigantea

Name

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Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br., 1877

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Gonostemon giganteus (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 1: 17 (1992).
    • Ceropegia gigantea (N.E.Br.) Bruyns, S. African J. Bot. 112: 422 (2017).
  • Heterotypic
    • Stapelia nobilis N.E.Br., Bot. Mag. 127: t. 7771 (1901).
    • Stapelia marlothii N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 436 (1908).
    • Stapelia gigantea var. pallida E.Phillips, Fl. Pl. South Africa 5: t. 181 (1925).
    • Stapelia youngii N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1931: 43 (1931).
    • Stapelia cylista C.A.Lückh., S. African Gard. 23: 139 (1933).
    • Gonostemon giganteus var. marlothii (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 3: 7 (1993).
    • Gonostemon giganteus var. nobilis (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 3: 7 (1993).
    • Gonostemon giganteus var. pallidus (E.Phillips) P.V.Heath, Calyx 3: 7 (1993).
    • Gonostemon giganteus var. youngii (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 3: 7 (1993).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Botswana, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
    • Introduced into:
      • Hawaii, India, Kenya, Tanzania

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Zulu giant
svenska: Jätteasblomma
中文: 大豹皮花
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