ASCLEPIADE. 
4 H. rzwTIGINOsA (R. Br. l. c.) branches pentagonal, spread- 
ing, furnished with hooked teeth or tubercles; bottom of corolla 
girded by a concave, elevated orbicle; alternate segments of 
the corolla obsolete. h. S. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Stapélia lentiginósa, Curt. bot. mag. t. 505. Ait. hort. 
kew. ed. 2d. vol. 2. p. 97. Stems branched at top. This 
species agrees with H. gutidta, in the colour and form of the 
flowers; but in H. guttàta the peduncles are longer, rising from 
the base of a simple stem, and having the tubercles or teeth 
of the branches not hooked ; and the spots on the limb of the 
corolla are larger. 
Freckled-flowered Huernia. 
Shrub 1 foot. 
5 H. currA'rA (R. Br. l. c.) branches tetragonal and penta- 
gonal; teeth or tubercles horizontal; bottom of corolla girded 
by a concave, elevated orbicle; stems simple at top, glaucous. 
h.S. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Stapélia guttàta, 
Mass. stap. p. 10. t. 4. Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 96. 
Allg. teutsch. gart. mag. 7. t. 41. Corolla sulphur-coloured, 
dotted with red, with a scabrous bottom, purplish outside. Pe- 
duncles length of flowers, by threes. Inner corona spotted 
with purple; base wholly purple. 
Spotted-flowered Huernia. Fl. Aug. Nov. Clt. 1795. Shrub 
1 foot. 
" 6 H. nomus (R. Br. 1. c.) branches 4-5-angled, spreading ; 
teeth of branches acute, horizontal; corolla orbicular ; flowers 
solitary. h.S. Native of the Cape of Good Hope.  Stapélia 
himilis, Mass. stap. p. 10. t. 5. Corolla with a campanulate 
tube, and a prominent ring. Orbicle dark purple, undulated, 
spotted with white; limb sulphur-coloured, dotted with purple. 
This differs from the rest of the species, in the shortness of the 
stems, smallness of the flowers, and solitary peduncles. 
Dwarf Huernia. Fl. Aug. Nov. Clt. 1795. Shrub 1 foot. 
7 H. rusa' rA (R. Br. l. c.) branches simple, very thick, 
tetragonal: with large teeth ; flowers solitary ; corolla glabrous, 
dotted inside; corona 10-lobed ; lobes roundish, ex Haw. 
suppl. pl. succ. p. 10. Orbicle short. ^5. S. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope.  Stapélia tubàta, Jacq. stap. t. 23. Lodd. 
bot. cab. 225. Corolla glabrous, pale yellow inside, spotted with 
small red dots; the throat also dotted. In Willd. enum. p. 
287. the throat of the corolla is described as being pilose, and 
the limb flat. 
Var. B; corolla 12-cleft. h. S. 
Fl July Nov. Clit. 1795. 
Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Stap. duodécimfida, Jacq. t. 33 and 34. 
Tube-flowered Huernia. Fl. Aug. Nov. Clt. 1805. Shrub 
1 foot. 
2 
8 H. crispa (Haw. syn. p. 31.) branches 4-5-angled, simple, 
or usually confluent, curled: with small teeth. h.S. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. Stapélia crispa, Hort. This is 
very distinct from both H. barbata and H. tubàta, but is 
perhaps only a monstrous variety of one of them. The teeth of 
the branches are smaller than in any other species. 
Curled-branched Huernia. Cl.? Shrub 4 foot. 
9 H. sausa'ra (R. Br. l. c.) branches 4-5-angled, with 
spreading, acute teeth ; peduncles 2-3-flowered; corolla almost 
closed with clavate, rufous bristles; ligule oblong-rhomboid, 
retuse. kh. S. Native of the Cape of Good Hope.  Stapélia 
barbàta, Mass. stap. p. 11. t. 7. Jacq. stap. t. 46. Corolla 
cream-coloured, variegated, with elevated purple spots. Corona 
dark. Style white. Flowers in fascicles, at the base of the 
branches, ex Haw. syn. p. 31. 
Bearded-flowered Huernia. — Fl. 
Shrub 1 foot. 
10 H. cravicrra (Haw. syn. p. 26. suppl. pl. suec. p. 10.) 
branches tetragonal, with spreading, stiff teeth ; flowers solitary ; 
corolla campanulate, dotted inside; ligule 2-lobed. kh. S. 
VOL. IV. 
Aug. Nov. Clit. 1795. 
II. Huerrnia. 
III. PrAnANTHUS. 113 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Stapélia clavígera, Jacq. stap. 
t. 4. diar. lips. p. 269. Stapelia campanulata, Sims. bot. mag. t. 
1661, but not t. 1293, which is the true S. campanulàta. Corolla 
pale green, livid outside, obscure yellow inside, and furnished 
with blood-coloured dots, and clavate hairs; exterior corona 
brown. 
Club-bearing Huernia. 
4 foot. 
11 H. ocerra‘ra (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 6. p. 9.) branches 
4-5 angled; corolla sub-campanulate; the rest as in the other 
species. h. S. Native of the Cape of Good Hope.  Stapélia 
ocellata, Jacq. diar. lips. 1814. p. 270. stap. t. 40. Corolla 
greenish yellow, with purple marks. 
Ocellated-flowered Huernia. Fl. Aug. Nov. Clt.? Sh.4j ft. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Stapélia, p. 117. 
FI. July, Nov. Clt. 1795. Shrub 
III. PIARA'NTHUS (map, piar, fatness ; and av0oc, anthos, 
a flower; in reference to the fleshy flowers.) R. Br. in mem. 
wern. soc. 1. p. 23. Haw. syn. p. 34.—Stapélia species, Masson. 
Lin. syst.  Pentándria, Monogynia. Corolla campanulate, 
5-cleft, fleshy. Column of fructification inclosed. Stamineous 
corona simple, 5-leaved; leaflets toothed on the back. Anthers 
simple at top, Pollen masses erect, fixed by the base, with one 
of the margins cartilaginous and pellucid. Stigma mutic. Fol- 
licles unknown.—Succulent plants, natives of south Africa, with 
the habit of Stapélia. Flowers rising from the sides of the 
branches, beyond the angles and teeth. 
1 P. puncra‘rus (R. Br. l. c.) joints of branches oblong, 
somewhat tetragonal, toothed ; flowers in fascicles; segments of 
corolla lanceolate, acute, papillose above. k. S. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope.  Stapélia punctàta, Mass. stap. p. 18. 
t. 24. Obésia? punctàta, Haw. syn. p. 43. Branches decum- 
bent, creeping. Flowers usually 3 together, on dark purple 
peduncles. Calyx dark purple. Corolla with a deep red 
bottom, and very pale red segments, spotted with blood-coloured 
dots. Probably a true species of Obesia. 
Dotted-flowered Piaranthus. Fl. July, Nov. 
Shrub proc. 
2 P. pu’tius (R. Br. l. c.) branches usually hexagonal, 
erect; tubercles or teeth spreading ; flowers aggregate ; seg- 
ments of corolla lanceolate, silky above, replicate. h. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Stapélia púlla, Mass. stap. 
21. t. 31. Sims, bot. mag. 1648. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1288, 
exclusive of the syn.  Stapélia fasciculata, Thunb. Allg. 
teutsch. gart. Angles of branches a little sinuated, having 
strong teeth. Corolla dark purple. Flowers 3-4-together. 
Dark-flowered Piaranthus. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1774. 
Shrub 4 foot. 
3 P.? rascicuza‘tus (Roem. et Schultes, 6. p. 10.) branches 
usually hexagonal, with acute, spreading teeth ; flowers pedun- 
culate, fascicled. h.S. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, 
near Roggeveldsberg, on the Hanton hills. Branches decum- 
bent. Peduncles length of the joints of the branches. 
Fascicled-branched Piaranthus. Shrub decumbent. 
4 P. rAnvirLónUs (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 841.) branches tetra- 
gonal; teeth thick, recurved; corolla small, with narrow, flat, 
spreading segments, which are ciliated on the edges ; peduncles 
2-3 together, longer than the flowers. 5 .S. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope, in Namaqua Land. Stapélia parviflora, 
Mass. stap. p. 22. t. 85. — Corollas yellow, size of those of 
Cynánchum eréctum. 
Small-flowered Piaranthus. 
foot. 
5 P. Gussonza‘nus; branches glaucous, tetragonal; angles 
toothed ; flowers in fascicles beyond the angles, small; corollas 
glabrous. kh. S. Native of Sicily, on rocks.  Stapélia 
Cle 1795: 
Fl. Aug. Clt. 1795. Shrub 4 
