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Pectinaria saxatilis N.E.Br.
Gard. Chron. 1: 211 1904
Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Stapeliopsis saxatilis (N.E.Br.) Bruyns
Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 43(2–3): 77 1981

Pectinaria saxatilis (Stapeliopsis saxatilis) Photo by: Luiza Ferreira

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Stapeliopsis saxatilis (N.E.Br.) Bruyns
Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 43(2–3): 77 1981
Synonymy: 5 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Stapeliopsis saxatilis subs. stayneri (M.B.Bayer) Bruyns
Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 43(2-3): 79 (1981)
Synonymy: 4
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Stapeliopsis saxatilis group

  • Stapeliopsis saxatilis (N.E.Br.) Bruyns: stems 8-25 mm thick, corolla bud-like entirely blackish-purple, lobes 6-10 mm long cohering at the tips. Corona dark purple-brown. Distribution: Western Cape, Eastern Cape.
  • Stapeliopsis saxatilis subs. stayneri (M.B.Bayer) Bruyns: stems 1 cm thick, corolla campanulate whitish near the base, 6 mm across, lobes 4-6 mm long. Corona pale yellow. Distribution: Lower Breede and Duiwenhoks river valleys, Western Cape.

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Pectinaria saxatilis (Stapeliopsis saxatilis) Photo by: Luiza Ferreira
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