Apocynaceae
Stapelia

Stapelia grandiflora Masson

First published in Stapel. Nov.: 13 (1797)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, Lesotho, Northern Provinces

Introduced into:

India

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Albers, F. & Meve, U. (eds.) (2002). Illustrated handbook of succulent plants Asclepiadaceae, corr. 2nd printing: 1-318. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg,New York.
  • Bruyns, P.V. (2005). Stapeliads of Southern Africa and Madagascar 1-2: 1-606. Umdaus press, Hatfield, South Africa.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Jagtap, A.P. & Singh, N.P. (1999). Fascicles of Flora of India 24: 1-332. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bruyns, P.V. (2005). Stapeliads of Southern Africa and Madagascar 1-2: 1-606. Umdaus press, Hatfield, South Africa.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Jagtap, A.P. & Singh, N.P. (1999). Fascicles of Flora of India 24: 1-332. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1982 K000306086 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Barkly, H. [66] South Africa K000306085 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1982 MacOwan, P. [1197] South Africa K000306083 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Galpin, E.E. [1935] South Africa K000306084 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1982 K000306087 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1982 K000306088 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Hitcher, T. [s.n.] South Africa K000306089 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-08043.000 No
South Africa K:SPC-05380.000 No
South Africa K:SPC-08049.000 No
South Africa K:SPC-48345.000 No
South Africa K:SPC-27608.000 No
Pillans, N.S. [198] K000306082 Type Yes
South Africa K:SPC-06777.000 No
K:SPC-08042.000 No
Pillans, N.S. South Africa K:SPC-14793.000 Type No
Hutchinson, J. South Africa K:SPC-22335.000 No
South Africa K:SPC-06780.000 No
South Africa K:SPC-06778.000 No
Pillans, N.S. [39] South Africa K:SPC-06779.000 No
Hutchinson, J. South Africa K:SPC-06775.000 No
K:SPC-14791.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images