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Succulent taxonomic card

Stapelia paniculata

Willd.

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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 · Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol., Suppl.: 13 (1814)

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Synonyms and earlier names

  • Ceropegia paniculata (Willd.) Bruyns · homotypic synonym
  • Ceropegia paniculata subsp. kougabergensis (L.C.Leach) Bruyns · homotypic synonym
  • Ceropegia paniculata subsp. scitula (L.C.Leach) Bruyns · homotypic synonym
  • Gonostemon kougabergensis (L.C.Leach) P.V.Heath · homotypic synonym
  • Gonostemon paniculatus (Willd.) P.V.Heath · homotypic synonym
  • Gonostemon scitulus (L.C.Leach) P.V.Heath · homotypic synonym
  • Stapelia concinna var. paniculata (Willd.) N.E.Br. · homotypic synonym
  • Stapelia immelmaniae Pillans
  • Stapelia kougabergensis L.C.Leach · homotypic synonym
  • Stapelia nouhuysii E.Phillips
  • Stapelia scitula L.C.Leach · homotypic synonym
  • Stisseria paniculata (Willd.) Kuntze · homotypic synonym
  • Tridentea paniculata (Willd.) Schult. · homotypic synonym

Accepted infraspecific taxa

  • Stapelia paniculata subsp. kougabergensis (L.C.Leach) Bruyns
  • Stapelia paniculata subsp. paniculata
  • Stapelia paniculata subsp. scitula (L.C.Leach) Bruyns

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