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Huernia macrocarpa subs. concinna (N.E.Br.) M.G.Gilbert
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 47(1): 12. 1975
Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Huernia macrocarpa subs. concinna Photo by: Luiza Ferreira

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Huernia macrocarpa subs. concinna (N.E.Br.) M.G.Gilbert
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 47(1): 12. 1975
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Huernia macrocarpa (A.Rich.) Sprenger
Cat. Dammann & Co. 59: 4, 7, fig, 6, l892
Synonymy: 13 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Huernia macrocarpa subs. harerghensis M.G.Gilbert
Nordic J. Bot. 22(2): 209 (2002 publ. 2003).

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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Huernia macrocarpa group

  • Huernia macrocarpa (A.Rich.) Sprenger: has mostly dark purple flowers with recurved petal tips, it is however very variable in colour and size of flowers. Distribution: Ethiopia.
  • Huernia macrocarpa var. cerasina A.C.White & B.Sloane: has faded cherry-red flowers, otherwise identical to standard species.
  • Huernia macrocarpa subs. concinna (N.E.Br.) M.G.Gilbert: has pale sulphur-yellow flowers marked all over with small dark brownish-crimson spots. Distribution: Ethiopia.
  • Huernia macrocarpa var. penzigii (N.E.Br.) A.C.White & B.Sloane: has bell-shaped flowers entirely of a uniform black-purple-red colour within. Distribution: Ethiopia.

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Huernia macrocarpa subs. concinna Photo by: Luiza Ferreira
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