Stapelia gigantea

Stapelia gigantea
	Carrion plant flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Stapelia
Species:	S. gigantea
Binomial name
	Stapelia gigantea; N.E.Br.
Synonyms
	Gonostemon giganteus (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath ; Ceropegia gigantea (N.E.Br.) Bruyns ; Stapelia nobilis N.E.Br. ; Stapelia marlothii N.E.Br. ; Stapelia youngii N.E.Br. ; Stapelia cylista C.A.Lückh. ;

Stapelia gigantea is a species of flowering plant in the genus Stapelia of the family Apocynaceae.^[1] Common names include Zulu giant,^[2] carrion plant and toad plant (although the nickname "carrion plant" can also refer to Stapelia grandiflora). The plant is native to the desert regions of South Africa to Tanzania.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Stapelia gigantea". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Stapelia gigantea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
^ "Stapelia gigantea". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2018-11-12.

[WCSP_512006-1] "Stapelia gigantea". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2018-11-13.

[2] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Stapelia gigantea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

[:1-3] "Stapelia gigantea". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2018-11-12.

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Stapelia gigantea

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