Stapelia rufa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Stapelia rufa Masson, 1796

Homotypic
- Stisseria rufa (Masson) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 422 (1891).
- Gonostemon rufus (Masson) P.V.Heath, Calyx 1: 19 (1992).
- Ceropegia rufa (Masson) Bruyns, S. African J. Bot. 112: 422 (2017).
Heterotypic
- Stapelia fissirostris Jacq., Stapel. Hort. Vindob. Cult.: t. 23 (1809).
- Stapelia rufescens Salm-Dyck, Hort. Dyck.: 373 (1834).
- Stisseria fissirostris (Jacq.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 421 (1891).
- Stisseria rufescens (Salm-Dyck) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 422 (1891).
- Stapelia rufa var. attenuata N.E.Br. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(1): 966 (1909).
- Stapelia rufa var. fissirostris (Jacq.) A.C.White & B.Sloane, Stapelieae, ed. 2, 2: 483 (1937).
- Gonostemon rufus var. attenuatus (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 3: 9 (1993).
- Gonostemon rufus var. fissirostris (Jacq.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 3: 9 (1993).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa W. & SW. Cape Prov. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Masson, F., 1796-1797. Stapeliae Novae : or, a collection of several new species of that genus; discovered in the interior parts of Africa. London. BHL Reference page. : 16. T. 20.

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