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Succulent taxonomic card

Stapelia gigantea

N.E.Br.

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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 · Gard. Chron., n.s., 7: 684 (1877)

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Synonyms and earlier names

  • Ceropegia gigantea (N.E.Br.) Bruyns · homotypic synonym
  • Gonostemon giganteus (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath · homotypic synonym
  • Gonostemon giganteus var. marlothii (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath
  • Gonostemon giganteus var. nobilis (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath
  • Gonostemon giganteus var. pallidus (E.Phillips) P.V.Heath
  • Gonostemon giganteus var. youngii (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath
  • Stapelia cylista C.A.Lückh.
  • Stapelia gigantea var. pallida E.Phillips
  • Stapelia marlothii N.E.Br.
  • Stapelia nobilis N.E.Br.
  • Stapelia youngii N.E.Br.

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