Stapelia grandiflora: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Stapelia
- Species
- Stapelia grandiflora
- Scientific Name
- Stapelia grandiflora
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Stapelia grandiflora
Stapelia grandiflora is a species of flowering plant in the genus Stapelia of the family Apocynaceae. It is commonly referred to as the carrion plant, starfish flower, giant toad plant, or starfish cactus, although it is not related to cacti at all. This "carrion plant" nickname can also refer to similar Stapelia species as well as members of related genera, including Stapelia gigantea and Orbea variegata. Stapelia grandiflora sometimes also goes by the name of Stapelia flavirostris. The plant is native to South Africa, including the Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, and Free State.
...Stapelia grandiflora in languages:
- Afrikaans
- Makghaap
- Afrikaans
- Bobbejaankambro
- Afrikaans
- Grootaasblom
- Afrikaans
- Slangghaap
- Portuguese
- Flor-estrela-do-mar
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Stapelia acuminata
- Stapelia arenosa
- Stapelia cedrimontana
- Stapelia clavicorona
- Stapelia concinna
- Stapelia divaricata
- Stapelia engleriana
- Stapelia erectiflora
- Stapelia flavopurpurea
- Stapelia gariepensis
- Stapelia gettliffei
- Stapelia gigantea
- Stapelia glanduliflora
- Stapelia grandiflora
- Stapelia hirsuta
- Stapelia kwebensis
- Stapelia leendertziae
- Stapelia lepida
- Stapelia obducta
- Stapelia olivacea
- Stapelia paniculata
- Stapelia pearsonii
- Stapelia remota
- Stapelia rubiginosa
- Stapelia rufa
- Stapelia schinzii
- Stapelia similis
- Stapelia surrecta
- Stapelia unicornis
- Stapelia villetiae































































































































































