- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Echidnopsis
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 · Bot. Mag. 97: t. 5930 (1871)
Plants of the World Online [2-WWW]
Synonyms and earlier names
- Apteranthes cylindrica (Brongn.) Decne.
- Apteranthes tessellata Decne.
- Boucerosia cylindrica Brongn.
- Ceropegia cereiformis (Hook.f.) Bruyns · homotypic synonym
- Ceropegia nubica (N.E.Br.) Bruyns
- Echidnopsis cereiformis var. brunnea A.Berger
- Echidnopsis cereiformis var. obscura A.Berger
- Echidnopsis cylindrica (Brongn.) K.Schum.
- Echidnopsis nubica N.E.Br.
- Echidnopsis tessellata (Decne.) K.Schum.
- Stapelia cylindrica Horkel ex Hook.f.