( 1839 ) 



Stapelia Gemmiflora (/3.) Gem-flowered 



Stapelia. 



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C/«ss and Order. 

 Pentandria Digynia. 



Generic Character. 

 Asclepiadea. Nectar, duplici stellula tegente genitalia. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



Stapelia gemmiflora ; corollis ciliatis facie tuberculato- 

 scabrosis, ligulis tripartita erectis : laciniis lateralibus 

 subulatis media sublanceolata. J acq. Stap. 



Stapelia gemmiflora ; ramis pluribus erectis tetragonis 

 dentatis : dentibus suberectis acutis, corolla plana scabra 

 quinquefida : laciniis ovato-lanceolatis margine ciliatis. 

 Masson Staj). p. 14. n. 15. t. 15. 



Stapelia gemmiflora ; corollis qninquefidis scabris : laciniis 

 ovato-lanceolatis margine ciliatis superne quinquenerviis, 

 pedunculis longitudine corolla?,, ramis erectis tetragonis 

 interne floriferis. Willd. Sp. PL 1. p. 1280. Hort. Kew. 

 ed. alt. 2. p. 87. 



Tridentea gemmiflora corolla crassissima corrugata atra, 

 albo-ciliata. Haworth Succul. p. 34. 



(«) ciliis albis. 



((3) ciliis rubicundis. 



Tridentea stygia ; corollis rugosis atris, pilis rubicundis, 

 ramis crassis brevibus., luteo-viridibus. Haworth Succul. 

 p. 35. ? 



The cilice, or glandular hairs on the margin of the corolla, 

 m our plant and in Jacquin's, are of a red colour. In 

 Masson's figure they are represented white. Mr. Haworth 

 considers the two varieties to be distinct species., from some 



difference 



