ASCLEPIADEZ. 
8 S. ruvE'NcULA (Jacq. stap. Poir. suppl. 5. p. 231.) bottom 
of ‘corolla campanulate ; segments of corolla wrinkled trans- 
versely; segments of exterior corona lanceolate, acuminated ; 
those of the inner corona diverging ; appendages short, obtuse ; 
branches floriferous in the middle. ^. S. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. This is very nearly allied to S. vétula; but 
differs, in the branches being more numerous, and not being 
floriferous at the base; in the segments of the corolla being 
more acute. Peduncles aggregate. Corollas brownish purple, 
3-nerved. 
Girl Stapelia. 
Fl. July, Aug. Clt. ? Shrub 1 foot. 
$. 2. ZEquilateràles. Angles of stems 4, flat, equal, downy. 
9 S. Massoni (Hort. Haw. syn. p. 18.) branches large, of 4 
equal angles. h.S. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. This 
plant has never been rightly examined. 
Masson’s Stapelia. Fl.? Clt.? Shrub 1 foot. 
10 S. AsrE'RIAs (Mass. stap. 14. t. 14.) teeth of branches 
short, erect ; corolla large : with ovate-lanceolate, long-acumi- 
nated segments, which are revolute, and ciliated on the edges; 
stamens unequally bifid. h.S. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Curt. bot. mag. 536. Jacq. stap. t. 58. Branches 
floriferous at the base, erect; outer branch of the leaflets of the 
inner corona bi-tridentate. Corolla of an obscure violet colour ; 
the segments variegated with transverse, yellowish stripes; the 
bottom dark purple. 
Star-fish Stapelia. Fl. May, Nov. Clt. 1795. Sh. 1 foot. 
11 S. srELLA'RIs (Jacq. stap. t. 62. Haw. syn. p. 19.) 
corolla wrinkled at the base; segments shining above, glabrous, 
of a port wine colour, but with pale, transverse, anastomosing 
veins, ciliated with rufous hairs; leaflets of the outer corona 
linear, obtuse, a little recurved, and rather erose at top; inner 
corona as in S. astérias, but the lower branch is paler. h. S. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Starry Stapelia. Fl.? Clt.?. Shrub 4 to 3 foot. 
12 S. mırsu`ra (Lin. spec. p. 316. Thunb. prod. 1. p. 46. 
fl. cap. 2. p. 168.) corolla having the segments villously ciliated 
with white hairs, and the bottom villous from rufous hairs; the 
rest wrinkled transversely, and glabrous; segments of outer 
corona acute, lanceolate ; leaflets of inner corona spreading ; ap- 
pendages adnate, ovate-oblong, about equal in length to the 
horns. b. S. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Mill. 
icon. t. 250. Jacq. misc. 1. p. 28. t. 3. stap. t. 13 and 38. 
Lam. ill. t. 178. f. 2.— Bradl. succ. pl. 3. p. 5. t. 23.—Roes, 
insect. t. 9. Branches’ floriferous at the base, hairy; with 
subulate, erect teeth. Corolla yellowish, with deep violet, trans- 
verse stripes, a pale red bottom, and red nectaries, size of a 
French rose. 
Var. B, atra (Jacq. diarr. lips. 1814. p. 296.) flowers deep 
purple. Ker. bot. reg. t. 156. 
Hairy Stapelia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1710. Shrub 1 foot. 
13 S. naMa'rA (Jacq. stap. t. 12. diarr. lips. 1814. p. 269.) 
corollas flat, ciliated, wrinkled above, with a hairy centre; seg- 
ments of exterior corona emarginate; inner leaflets of inner 
corona lanceolate-subulate, hooked : outer ones parallel, with 
the beaks erect, a little toothed at the apex. h.S. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. Lodd. bot. cab. 242. Branches 
tufted, with mucronate straight teeth, floriferous at the base. 
Corolla 3 inches broad, blood-coloured ; segments acuminated, 
with transverse white stripes, ciliated with red hairs. Seg- 
ments of corona subulate, bifid, or hooked, rufescent. 
Hooked-crowned Stapelia. Fl. July, Aug. Clit. 1820. Shrub 
} foot. 
14 S. coma‘ta (Jacq. stap. t. 4. diarr. lips. 1814. p. 269.) corollas 
ciliated, with a flat, hairy disk ; the rest glabrous, and wrinkled 
IV. SrAPELIA. 115 
transversely ; leaflets of inner corona acute, recurved ; segments 
of corolla lanceolate, rather concave, at first deflexed, then spread- 
ing; appendages oblong, truncate, crenated. h.S. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. Branches sulcate ; with erect teeth; 
floriferous at the base. Peduncles usually solitary. Corolla 
pale yellow; having the segments ciliated with red hairs, and 
striped with yellow or blood-colour. 
Shaggy Stapelia. Fl. Sept. Clt. 1819. Shrub 4 to 1 foot. 
15 S. wurTIFLORA (D. C. cat. hort. monsp. 1813. p. 149.) 
corolla rotate, with a hairy bottom; segments flat, reflexed, 
ciliated ; horns subulate; wings joined to the middle, nearly 
entire; branches floriferous in the middle, with erect teeth; 
pedicels aggregate. h.S. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Nearly allied to S. comáta, of which it is probably only a variety ; 
from which it is distinguished, in the pedicels being aggregate, 
not solitary; in the flowers being wholly of a violaceous red 
colour, not yellowish in the middle of the segments. Wings 
few-toothed, not tridentate; and the ligule are sometimes 
tridentate, not acute; marginal hairs purple or white; central 
ones silky and purple. 
Many-flonered Stapelia. 
1 foot. 
16 S. nv'rA (Mass. stap. p. 16. t. 20.) segments of corolla 
triangular, acute (ex Mass.), lanceolate, acuminated, ex Haw., ci- 
liated, and transversely wrinkled ; ligule linear-lanceolate, waved ; 
stamens dilated unequally, and emarginately bifid; branches 
floriferous at the base: with erect teeth; pedicels twin or tern. 
5.S. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, beyond Platte Kloof. 
Lodd. bot. cab. 239. Corollas size of those of Periploca Greca, 
or a little larger, of an obscure violet colour, variegated with 
deep purple, ex Willd., pale red, ex Haw., transverse stripes ; 
having the bottom stellate, rufous, and variegated. Corona or 
nectarium variegated, ex Willd. Ligula deep brown, ex Haw. 
Hairs on the edges of the corolline segments, and those in the 
bottom of the corolla port-wine-coloured, ex Haw. 
Rufous Stapelia. Fl. Ju. Nov. Clt. 1795. 
foot. 
17 S. putvina‘ta (Mass. stap. p. 13. t. 13.) segments of corolla 
roundish, wrinkled transversely, abruptly acuminated, ciliated ; 
bottom of corolla elevated, villous ; branches floriferous at the 
base; pedicels solitary. h. S. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope, near Cannes. Sims, bot. mag. 1240. Allg. teutsch. 
gart. mag. 1815. p. 110. t. 11. Branches reclinate or procum- 
bent, floriferous ones ascending. Corolla large, with deep vio- 
laceous segments, variegated with whitish, transverse wrinkles, 
fuscous and concave at the apex, and with a rufous bottom. 
Of all the species this is the most elegant. 
Cushion-flowered Stapelia. Fl.Ju. Nov. Clt.1795. Shrub 
proc. 
18 S. raniczra (Haw. suppl. pl. succ. p. 8.) stems quadran- 
gular; angles equal, nearly flat, downy ; corolla very woolly, 
dark brown, striped with yellow. h. S. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Stapélia pulvinàta, Donn. hort. cant. but not 
others. Nearly allied to S. pulvindta and S. hirsüta. 
Wool-bearing Stapelia. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1800. 
1 foot. 
19 S. risstrosrris (Jacq. stap. t. 7. diar. lips. 1814. p. 268.) 
segments of corolla lanceolate, cuspidate, or acuminated, with re- 
volute, ciliated edges, wrinkled transversely ; segments of inner 
corona subulate, bifid; of the outer, ovate, bluntish; branches 
ascending; pedicels aggregate. h.S. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Corolla 2 inches; segments green outside, and 
yellowish green inside, variegated with fuscous, scabrous, trans- 
verse stripes. 
Cleft-beaked Stapelia. 
feet. 
Q2 
Fl. Sept. Clt. 1817. Shrub 3 to 
Shrub i to 1 
Shrub 
Fl. July, Nov. Clt. 1823. Shrub 23 
