Stapelia similis

Stapelia similis

Stapelia similis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Ceropegieae
Subtribus: Stapeliinae
Genus: Stapelia
Species: Stapelia similis

Name

Stapelia similis N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1911: 358 (1911).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Gonostemon similis (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 1: 19 (1992).
• Heterotypic
  • Stapelia juttae Dinter, Neue Pfl. Südw.-Afr.: 53 (1914).
  • Stapelia portae-taurinae Dinter & A.Berger, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50(Suppl.): 592 (1914).
  • Stapelia noachabibensis C.A.Lückh., S. African Gard. 28: 228 (1938).
  • Gonostemon similis var. juttae (Dinter) P.V.Heath, Calyx 3: 9 (1993).
  • Gonostemon similis var. portae-taurinae (Dinter & A.Berger) P.V.Heath, Calyx 3: 9 (1993).
  • Ceropegia juttae (Dinter) Bruyns, S. African J. Bot. 112: 422 (2017), homonym of a comb. nov. with a different basiony
  • Ceropegia portae-taurinae (Dinter & A.Berger) Bruyns, S. African J. Bot. 116: 140 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa WC. & S. Namibia to NW. Cape Prov. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, N.E., 1911. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1911: 358

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. . 28 in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Stapelia similis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Stapelia similis. Published online. Accessed: Feb 28 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Stapelia similis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Feb 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Stapelia similis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 28. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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