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Succulent taxonomic card

Duvalia elegans

(Masson) Haw.

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Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Duvalia

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 · Syn. Pl. Succ.: 44 (1812)

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Synonyms and earlier names

  • Ceropegia jacquiniana (Schult.) Bruyns
  • Duvalia elegans f. magnicorona A.C.White & B.Sloane
  • Duvalia elegans var. seminuda N.E.Br.
  • Duvalia jacquiniana (Schult.) Sweet
  • Stapelia elegans Masson · homotypic synonym
  • Stapelia jacquiniana Schult.
  • Stisseria elegans (Masson) Kuntze · homotypic synonym
  • Stisseria jacquiniana (Schult.) Kuntze

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