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Huernia volkartii var. repens (Lavranos) Lavranos
J. S. African Bot. 38(1): 43. 1972
Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Huernia volkartii var. repens Photo by: Luiza Ferreira

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Huernia volkartii var. repens (Lavranos) Lavranos
J. S. African Bot. 38(1): 43. 1972
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Huernia volkartii Werderm. & Peitsch.
Gartenflora 85: 10 1936
Synonymy: 3
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Dragon flower

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

  • Huernia decumbens Compton: (= Huernia volkartii var. volkartii) Flowers 1.5-2 cm in diameter creamy-yellow with red transverse irregular lines and dots, rough-papillose, the papillae mottled. Distribution: unknown.
  • Huernia volkartii Werderm. & Peitsch.: has stems erect to ascending, 3-5 cm tall, (4- to) 5-angular. Flowers 2-3 cm across creamy with deep pink lines and dots, rough-papillose. Distribution: Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique.
  • Huernia volkartii var. repens (Lavranos) Lavranos: has longer creeping stems with stem teeth very reduced and leaf-rudiments deciduous. The flowers appear identical with those of H. volkartii. Distribution: E Zimbabwe, W Mozambique

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Huernia volkartii var. repens Photo by: Luiza Ferreira
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Huernia volkartii var. repens Photo by: Luiza Ferreira


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