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Succulent taxonomic card

Stapelia acuminata

Masson

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Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Stapelia

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 · Stapel. Nov.: 15 (1797)

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Synonyms and earlier names

  • Ceropegia indocta (Nel) Bruyns
  • Gonostemon acuminatus (Masson) P.V.Heath · homotypic synonym
  • Gonostemon acuminatus var. brevicuspis (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath
  • Stapelia acuminata var. brevicuspis N.E.Br.
  • Stapelia indocta Nel
  • Stisseria acuminata (Masson) Kuntze · homotypic synonym

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