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Succulent taxonomic card

Quaqua arida

(Masson) Plowes ex Bruyns

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Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Quaqua

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 · Stapeliads S. Africa Madagascar 2: 375 (2005)

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Synonyms and earlier names

  • Caralluma arida (Masson) N.E.Br. · homotypic synonym
  • Caralluma marlothii N.E.Br.
  • Caralluma marlothii var. viridis B.M.Lamb
  • Caralluma simulans N.E.Br.
  • Ceropegia arida (Masson) Bruyns · homotypic synonym
  • Obesia arida (Masson) Sweet · homotypic synonym
  • Piaranthus aridus (Masson) G.Don · homotypic synonym
  • Quaqua marlothii (N.E.Br.) Bruyns
  • Stapelia arida Masson · homotypic synonym

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