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Stapelia macrocarpa A.Rich.
Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 50. 1850
Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Huernia macrocarpa (A.Rich.) Sprenger
Cat. Dammann & Co. 59: 4, 7, fig, 6, l892

Stapelia macrocarpa (Huernia macrocarpa) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Synonyms:

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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. 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 subs. harerghensis M.G.Gilbert
Nordic J. Bot. 22(2): 209 (2002 publ. 2003).

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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Starfish Flower, Carrion Plant, Dragon Flower
ARABIC ( لعربية ): ربض كبير الثمار
CHINESE (中文): 魔星花
RUSSIAN (Русский): Гуэрния крупноплодная

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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Stapelia macrocarpa (Huernia macrocarpa) Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano
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Stapelia macrocarpa (Huernia macrocarpa) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Stapelia macrocarpa (Huernia macrocarpa) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Stapelia macrocarpa (Huernia macrocarpa) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Stapelia macrocarpa (Huernia macrocarpa) Photo by: Cactus Art
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- Colour intensity of flowers is variable, even on the same plant (Huernia macrocarpa) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli


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