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Huernia insigniflora C.A.Maass
Möller's deutsche gärtner-zeitung 43: 79 1928
Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Huernia zebrina subs. insigniflora (C.A.Maass) Bruyns
Stapeliads S. Africa Madagascar 1: 171. 2005 Bruyns

Huernia insigniflora (Huernia zebrina subs. insigniflora) Photo by: Luiza Ferreira

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Huernia zebrina N.E.Br.
Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 4(1,6): 921. 1909 [Feb 1909]

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Huernia zebrina subs. insigniflora (C.A.Maass) Bruyns
Stapeliads S. Africa Madagascar 1: 171. 2005
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Huernia zebrina subs. magniflora (E.Phillips) L.C.Leach
Excelsa Taxon. Ser. 4: 139. 1988
Synonymy: 3
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Huernia zebrina group

  • Huernia zebrina N.E.Br.: has 5-6 angled stems up to 5 cm long, corolla up to 4,5 cm accross. Distribution: Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa (Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal), Swaziland.
  • Huernia zebrina subs. insigniflora (C.A.Maass) Bruyns: flowers have liver-coloured or purple annulus, and ivory to pink lobes unmarked or faintly mottled or barred. Stems greyish-green with smaller teeth. Distribution: Limpopo, Mpumalanga.
  • Huernia zebrina subs. magniflora (E.Phillips) L.C.Leach: has longer, more robust stems, usually 4-angled, corolla up to 8,5 cm accross, variable in size, colour and markings. Distributio: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, RSA.

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Huernia insigniflora (Huernia zebrina subs. insigniflora) Photo by: Luiza Ferreira
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Huernia insigniflora (Huernia zebrina subs. insigniflora) Photo by: Luiza Ferreira

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Huernia insigniflora (Huernia zebrina subs. insigniflora) Photo by: Luiza Ferreira
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Huernia insigniflora (Huernia zebrina subs. insigniflora) Photo by: Luiza Ferreira

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Huernia insigniflora (Huernia zebrina subs. insigniflora) Photo by: Luiza Ferreira
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