Accepted Scientific Name: Tromotriche revoluta (L.) Haw.
Syn. Pl. Succ. 36 1812
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Accepted name in llifle Database:Tromotriche revoluta (L.) Haw.Syn. Pl. Succ. 36 1812Synonymy: 14
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Tromotriche revoluta group
Tromotriche revoluta (L.) Haw.: has flowers with revolute lobes, pale maroon to purple-brown with lime-green central markings but quite variable in colour and patterns. Distribution: Northern Cape, Western Cape.
- Tromotriche revoluta var. fuscata (Jacq.) P.V.Heath: has corolla entirely reddish-brown on the inner face, without markings. Distribution: Northern Cape, Western Cape.
Tromotriche revoluta var. tigridia (Decne.) P.V.Heath: has corolla and lobes noticeably patterned with purple-maroon and light yellow concentric stripes. Distribution: Northern Cape, Western Cape.
Bibliography: Major references and further lectures
1) N. E. Brown “Flora Capensis” Vol 4, page 518 1909
2) A.C.White & B.Sloane “Stapelieae” ( White & Sloane) ed. 2 3: 855 Abbey San Encino Press, 1937
3) Focke Albers, Ulrich Meve "Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Asclepiadaceae" Volume 4 Springer, 2002
4) Luckhoff “The Stapelieae of Southern Africa” Capetown, A.A. Balkema 1952
5) Bruyns, P.V. 2005. “Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar.” Vol. II. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
6) James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey “The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated in Europe, Both Out-of-Doors and Under Glass” Cambridge University Press, 11/ago/2011
7) Gideon Smith, Neil R. Crouch “Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa” Struik Nature, 01/nov/2009
8) Matlamela, P.F. & Kamundi, D.A. 2006. Tromotriche revoluta (Masson) Haw. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2014.1. Accessed on 2014/08/04
9) George Don “A General System of Gardening and Botany” in Four Volumes. Corolliflorae, Volume 4 Rivington, 1838
10) Peter Goldblatt “Cape Plants: A Conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa” National Botanical Institute of South Africa, 2000
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