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Huernia keniensis var. nairobiensis A.C.White & B.Sloane
Stapelieae (White & Sloane) ed. 2 3: 837 1937
Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Huernia keniensis var. nairobiensis A.C.White & B.Sloane
Stapelieae (White & Sloane) ed. 2 3: 837 1937

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Huernia keniensis R.E.Fr.
Acta Horti Berg. 9: 79 1927
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Huernia keniensis var. globosa L.E.Newton
Asklepios 74: 23 1998

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Huernia keniensis var. grandiflora P.R.O.Bally
Fl. Pl. Africa 38: t. 1511B + Text, 1967

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Huernia keniensis var. molonyae A.C.White & B.Sloane
Stapelieae (White & Sloane) ed. 2 3: 832-833, 1144, ills., 1937

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

  • Huernia keniensis R.E.Fr.
  • Huernia keniensis var. globosa L.E.Newton: has globose-urceolate corollas 20 x 25 mm, inside deep purple with minute papillae of uniform size. Distribution: Kenya. Rift Valley Prov.
  • Huernia keniensis var. grandiflora P.R.O.Bally: corolla 5 cm Ø, outside parchment-white or dark with pale venation, lobes 3-veined with 2 additional veins, outside smooth, inside densely papillose. Distribution: Kenya, Samburu Distr.
  • Huernia keniensis var. molonyae A.C.White & B.Sloane: corolla glabrous inside and outside, inside with few scattered hairs. Possibly an abnormal form of H. keniensis var. nairobiensis. Distribution: Kenya (Molony).
  • Huernia keniensis var. nairobiensis A.C.White & B.Sloane: has stems to 18 cm long, tubercles more distinct; corolla larger, broadly funnel-shaped, lobes 3 veined, outside roughened, inside densely-papillose. Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania

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