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Succulent taxonomic card

Apteranthes europaea

(Guss.) Murb.

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Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Apteranthes

Name and source scope

Accepted name in WCVP 16, 4 June 2026 edition. This card documents nomenclature. Inclusion in the succulent scope is supported by the cited source. [27-WWW]

First publication of the name · Acta Univ. Lund. 34(7): 2 (1898)

Plants of the World Online [2-WWW]

Synonyms and earlier names

  • Apteranthes europaea subsp. negevensis (D.Zohary) M.B.Crespo
  • Apteranthes europaea var. affinis (De Wild.) Plowes
  • Apteranthes europaea var. albotigrina (Maire) Plowes
  • Apteranthes europaea var. barrueliana (Maire) Plowes
  • Apteranthes europaea var. confusa (Font Quer) Plowes
  • Apteranthes europaea var. decipiens (Maire) Plowes
  • Apteranthes europaea var. gattefossei (Maire) Plowes
  • Apteranthes europaea var. marmaricensis (A.Berger) Plowes
  • Apteranthes europaea var. micrantha (Maire) Plowes
  • Apteranthes europaea var. schmuckiana (Gattef. & Maire) Plowes
  • Apteranthes europaea var. simonis (A.Berger) Plowes
  • Apteranthes europaea var. tristis (Maire) Plowes
  • Apteranthes gussoneana J.C.Mikan
  • Apteranthes negevensis (D.Zohary) Plowes
  • Boucerosia aaronis Hart
  • Boucerosia europaea (Guss.) G.Nicholson · homotypic synonym
  • Boucerosia gussoneana (J.C.Mikan) Hook.f.
  • Boucerosia maroccana Hook.f. · homotypic synonym
  • Caralluma aaronis (Hart) N.E.Br.
  • Caralluma affinis De Wild.
  • Caralluma confusa Font Quer
  • Caralluma europaea (Guss.) N.E.Br. · homotypic synonym
  • Caralluma europaea f. parviflora Maire
  • Caralluma europaea subsp. gussoneana (J.C.Mikan) Maire
  • Caralluma europaea subsp. maroccana (Hook.f.) Maire · homotypic synonym
  • Caralluma europaea var. affinis (De Wild.) A.Berger
  • Caralluma europaea var. albotigrina Maire
  • Caralluma europaea var. barrueliana Maire
  • Caralluma europaea var. confusa (Font Quer) Font Quer
  • Caralluma europaea var. decipiens Maire
  • Caralluma europaea var. gattefossei Maire
  • Caralluma europaea var. judaica Zohary · homotypic synonym
  • Caralluma europaea var. marmaricensis A.Berger
  • Caralluma europaea var. maroccana (Hook.f.) A.Berger · homotypic synonym
  • Caralluma europaea var. micrantha Maire
  • Caralluma europaea var. schmuckiana Gattef. & Maire
  • Caralluma europaea var. simonis (A.Berger) A.Berger
  • Caralluma europaea var. tristis Maire
  • Caralluma maroccana (Hook.f.) N.E.Br. · homotypic synonym
  • Caralluma negevensis D.Zohary
  • Caralluma simonis A.Berger
  • Ceropegia europaea (Guss.) Bruyns · homotypic synonym
  • Ceropegia europaea var. judaica (Zohary) Bruyns · homotypic synonym
  • Desmidorchis europaea (Guss.) Kuntze · homotypic synonym
  • Piaranthus gussoneanus (J.C.Mikan) G.Don
  • Stapelia europaea Guss. · homotypic synonym
  • Stapelia gussoneana (J.C.Mikan) Jacq. ex Lindl.

Accepted infraspecific taxa

  • Apteranthes europaea subsp. europaea
  • Apteranthes europaea subsp. maroccana (Hook.f.) Plowes
  • Apteranthes europaea var. judaica (Zohary) Plowes

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