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Succulent taxonomic card

Stapelia rufa

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.: 16 (1797)

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Synonyms and earlier names

  • Ceropegia rufa (Masson) Bruyns · homotypic synonym
  • Gonostemon rufus (Masson) P.V.Heath · homotypic synonym
  • Gonostemon rufus var. attenuatus (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath
  • Gonostemon rufus var. fissirostris (Jacq.) P.V.Heath
  • Stapelia fissirostris Jacq.
  • Stapelia rufa var. attenuata N.E.Br.
  • Stapelia rufa var. fissirostris (Jacq.) A.C.White & B.Sloane
  • Stapelia rufescens Salm-Dyck
  • Stisseria fissirostris (Jacq.) Kuntze
  • Stisseria rufa (Masson) Kuntze · homotypic synonym
  • Stisseria rufescens (Salm-Dyck) Kuntze

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