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Stapelia guttata Masson
Stapel. Nov. 10 (t. 4). 1776 [Apr 1776]
Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Huernia guttata (Masson) R.Br. ex Haw.
Syn. Pl. Succ. 30 30 1812

Stapelia guttata (Huernia guttata) Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Huernia guttata (Masson) R.Br. ex Haw.
Syn. Pl. Succ. 30 30 1812
Synonymy: 11 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Huernia guttata subs. reticulata (Masson) Bruyns
Stapeliads S. Africa Madagascar 1: 181. 2005
Synonymy: 7
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Huernia guttata group

  • Huernia guttata (Masson) R.Br. ex Haw.: (subsp. guttata) although variable it has smaller flowers, spotted or lined tube and dull annulus with short inwardly pointed hairs at the tube mouth. Distribution: Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape.
  • Huernia guttata subs. calitzdorpensis L.C.Leach: has larger, darker flowers up to 7 cm Ø, tube dark maroon, marked with vague yellowish lines, hairs at its throat longer and strongly clavate. Distribution: Little Karoo from Calitzdorp to Oudtshoorn
  • Huernia guttata subs. reticulata (Masson) Bruyns: Distribution: Northern Cape, Western Cape

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Stapelia guttata (Huernia guttata) Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano
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Stapelia guttata (Huernia guttata) Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano


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