Stapelia grandiflora

Life-forms

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 grandiflora
Varieties: S. g. var. conformis – S. g. var. grandiflora
Name

Stapelia grandiflora Masson, Stapel. Nov. 13. t. 11. 1797.
Synonyms

Homotypic
Gonostemon grandiflorus (Masson) P.V.Heath, Calyx 1(1): 17.1992.
Stisseria grandiflora (Masson) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 421. 1891.
Ceropegia grandiflora (Masson) Bruyns, S. African J. Bot. 112: 422 (2017).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Regional: Southern Africa
Cape Provinces, Free State, Lesotho, Northern Provinces
Introduced into:
India

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

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. : 13. t. 11.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. . 28 in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Feb. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Stapelia grandiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Feb 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Stapelia grandiflora. Published online. Accessed: Feb 28 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Stapelia grandiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Feb 28.
Hassler, M. 2021. Stapelia grandiflora. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Feb 28. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Stapelia grandiflora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
English: Carrion flower