Stapelia gigantea
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Stapelia gigantea is a flowering plant
in the Stapelia
genus of plants commonly referred to as the Carrion or Toad Plant (although the name Carrion Plant
can also refer to Stapelia grandiflora
). Stapelia gigantea sometimes also goes by the name of Stapelia nobilis and Stapelia marlothii.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the Stapelia
Stapelia
The genus Stapelia consists of around 40 species of low growing, spineless, stem succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa. The flowers of certain species, most notably Stapelia gigantea, can reach 41 cm in diameter when fully open...
genus of plants commonly referred to as the Carrion or Toad Plant (although the name Carrion Plant
Carrion Plant
Carrion plant can refer to:* Stapelia grandiflora* Stapelia gigantea* Carrion flower...
can also refer to Stapelia grandiflora
Stapelia grandiflora
Stapelia grandiflora is a flowering plant in the Stapelia genus. It is commonly referred to as the Carrion Plant, Starfish Flower, or Starfish Cactus, although it is not related to cacti at all...
). Stapelia gigantea sometimes also goes by the name of Stapelia nobilis and Stapelia marlothii.