Apocynaceae

Stapelia L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 217 (1753), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Tropical & S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Hawaii, India, Kenya, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bruyns, P.V. (2005). Stapeliads of Southern Africa and Madagascar 1-2: 1-606. Umdaus press, Hatfield, South Africa.
  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
  • Liede-Schumann, S. & al. (2020). Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances 27: 1-335. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Bruyns, Stapeliads S. Africa Madagascar 2: 418–489 (2005).
  • L., Sp. Pl.: 217 (1753), conserved name.
  • Leach in Excelsa Taxon. Ser. 3: 1–157 (1985).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Excelsa Tax. Ser. 3: 1–157 (1985)
  • Sp. Pl.: 217 (1753)
  • Stap. south. Afr. Madag. 2: 418–489 (2005)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Plowes, D. [1703] Zimbabwe K:SPC-07244.000 No
K000306239 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132820 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wild, H. [GH.44795] Zimbabwe K:SPC-07284.000 No
K:SPC-08060.000 No
Plowes, D. [1699] Zimbabwe K:SPC-07245.000 No
Cutler, D.F. [12/82/40] South Africa K:SPC-45908.000 No
South Africa K:SPC-06791.000 No
Davies, R.M.; Wild [SRGH 22771] Zimbabwe K:SPC-39274.000 No
K:SPC-08061.000 No
K:SPC-25822.000 No
Plowes, D. [1701] Zimbabwe K:SPC-07281.000 No
K:SPC-29863.000 No
Plowes, D. [1704] Zimbabwe K:SPC-07243.000 No
South Africa K:SPC-01984.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [13168] K:SPC-31272.000 No
K000306243 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rea, H.J.A. Zambia K:SPC-30416.000 No
K:SPC-08045.000 No
Namibia K:SPC-66598.000 No
K:SPC-05393.000 No
Plowes, D. [1702] Zimbabwe K:SPC-07283.000 No
South Africa K:SPC-16641.000 No
Greenway, P.J. Tanzania K:SPC-30492.000 No
Plowers, D. [1700] Zimbabwe K:SPC-30707.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0