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496.0000 Family Apocynaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 143 (1789), nom. cons.
372 genera, ca. 6500 spp. According to modern authors and PCR Asclepiadaceae is only a subfamily of Apocynaceae.
Species listed in database: 6763; hybrids: 10
= Asclepiadaceae Borkh.; Bot. Wörterb. 1: 31 (1797), nom. cons.
= Carissaceae Bertol; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 23: 212 (1891)
= Cerberaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 119 (1820)
= Cynanchaceae G.Mey.; Chloris Han. 245, 251 (1836)
= Ophioxylaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 24 (1835)
= Pacouriaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 447 (1820)
= Periplocaceae Schltr.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 351 (1905), nom. cons.
= Plumeriaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 70 (1834)
= Stapeliaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 70 (1834)
= Vincaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 299 (1818)
= Willughbeaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 256 (1858)
496.6369 Genus Huernia R.Br.; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1: 22 (1809)
Distribution: ca. 70 spp. Africa, Arabia
Species listed in database: 54
= Decodontia Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 28 (1812), nom. illeg.
species :
Huernia andreaeana (Rauh) L.C.Leach; Bothalia 10: 54 (1969), et J. S. African Bot. 40(1): 21 (1974)
Distribution: Kenya; NE-Tanzania
25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia tanganyikensis (E.A.Bruce & P.R.O.Bally) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
= Duvalia andreaeana Rauh; Kakteen And. Sukk. 12: 117 (1961)
= Duvalia tanganyikensis E.A.Bruce & P.R.O.Bally; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 13: 179 (1941)
= Huernia tanganyikensis (E.A.Bruce & P.R.O.Bally) L.C.Leach; Bothalia 10: 54 (1969)
species :
Huernia archeri L.C.Leach; Excelsa Taxon. Ser. 4: 88 (1988)
Distribution: Kenya
25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia archeri (L.C.Leach) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 423 (2017)
species :
Huernia aspera N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 2: 364 (1887), et in Bot. Mag. t. 7000 (1888)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania; Zanzibar; Malawi
25 KEN TAN 26 MLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia aspera (N.E.Br.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 423 (2017)
species :
Huernia barbata (Masson) Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 31 (1812)
subspecies :
subsp. barbata
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia clavigera (Jacq.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 423 (2017)
= Huernia barbata var. crispa (Haw.) G.Don; Hort. Brit. [Sweet], ed. 2: 202 (1830)
= Huernia barbata var. griquensis N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 907 (1909)
= Huernia barbata var. tubata (Jacq.) N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 907 (1909)
= Huernia campanulata (Masson) Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 28 (1812)
= Huernia campanulata var. denticoronata N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 906 (1909)
= Huernia clavigera (Jacq.) Haw.; Suppl. Pl. Succ. 10 (1819)
= Huernia clavigera var. maritima N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 908 (1909)
= Huernia crispa Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 31 (1812)
= Huernia decemdentata N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 908 (1909)
= Huernia duodecimfida (Jacq.) Sweet; Hort. Brit. [Sweet], ed. 2: 359 (1830)
= Huernia tubata (Jacq.) Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 30 (1812)
= Huernia tubata var. duodecimfida (Jacq.) G.Don; Gen. Hist. 4: 113 (1838)
= Stapelia barbata Masson; Stapel. Nov. 11, t. 7 (1797)
= Stapelia campanulata Masson; Stapel. Nov. 11 (1797)
= Stapelia campanulata Sims; Bot. Mag. 40: t. 1661 (1814) non Masson
= Stapelia clavigera Jacq.; Stapel. Hort. Vindob. Cult., t. 5 (1806)
= Stapelia crispa Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 31 (1812)
= Stapelia duodecimfida Jacq.; Stapel. Hort. Vindob. Cult., t. 4 (1806)
= Stapelia tubata Jacq.; Stapel. Hort. Vindob. Cult., t. 3 (1806)
= Stapelia tubulosa Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 632 (1841)
subspecies :
subsp. ingeae (Lavranos) Bruyns; Stapeliads S. Africa Madagascar (2005)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia clavigera subsp. ingeae (Lavranos) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 423 (2017)
= Huernia ingeae Lavranos; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 54(3): 99 (1982)
species :
Huernia blyderiverensis (L.C.Leach) Bruyns; Stapeliads S. Africa Madagascar (2005)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia blyderiverensis (L.C.Leach) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 423 (2017)
= Huernia quinta var. blyderiverensis L.C.Leach; Excelsa Taxon. Ser. 4: 178 (1988)
species :
Huernia calosticta Bruyns; Bothalia 38(1): 83 (2008)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia calosticta (Bruyns) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 423 (2017)
species :
Huernia concinna N.E.Br.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 497 (1903)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Somalia
24 ETH SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia concinna (N.E.Br.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 423 (2017)
= Huernia formosa L.C.Leach; Excelsa 12: 95 (1986)
= Huernia lavranii L.C.Leach; Excelsa 12: 94 (1986)
= Huernia macrocarpa subsp. concinna (N.E.Br.) M.G.Gilbert; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 47(1): 12 (1975)
species :
Huernia erectiloba L.C.Leach & Lavranos; Kirkia 3: 38 (1963)
Distribution: Mozambique
26 MOZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia erectiloba (L.C.Leach & Lavranos) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
species :
Huernia erinacea P.R.O.Bally; Fl. Pl. Africa 31: t. 1206 (1956)
Distribution: N-Kenya
25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia erinacea (P.R.O.Bally) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
species :
Huernia guttata (Masson) Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 30 (1812)
subspecies :
subsp. guttata
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia guttata (Masson) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
= Huernia guttata (Masson) R.Br.; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1: 22 (1809)
= Huernia guttata subsp. calitzdorpensis L.C.Leach; Excelsa Taxon. Ser. 4: 38 (1988)
= Huernia lentiginosa (Sims) Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 29 (1812)
= Huernia occellata (Jacq.) Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 6: 9 (1820)
= Huernia venusta (Masson) Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 29 (1812)
= Stapelia guttata Masson; Stapel. Nov. 10 (1797)
= Stapelia lentiginosa Sims; Bot. Mag. t. 506 (1801)
= Stapelia ocellata Jacq.; Stapel. Hort. Vindob. Cult., t. 6 (1806)
= Stapelia venusta Masson; Stapel. Nov. 10 (1797)
= Stapelia venusta var. minor Jacq.; Stapel. Hort. Vindob. Cult., t. 64, f. 4 (1819)
subspecies :
subsp. reticulata (Masson) Bruyns; Stapeliads S. Africa Madagascar (2005)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia guttata subsp. reticulata (Masson) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
= Huernia reticulata (Masson) Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 28 (1812)
= Huernia smithersii A.C.White & B.Sloane; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2, 3: 924 (1937), nom. prov.
= Huernia verticillata R.Br. ex F.Dietr.; Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 4: 417 (1935), nom. superfl.
= Stapelia crassa Donn ex Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 28 (1812)
= Stapelia reticulata Masson; Stapel. Nov. 9, t. 2 (1797)
= Stapelia reticulata var. deformis Jacq.; Stapel. Hort. Vindob. Cult., t. 9 (1806)
species :
Huernia hadhramautica Lavranos; J. S. African Bot. 29: 99, Pl. X, ff. 1-2 (1963)
Distribution: Yemen (SE-Yemen: coastal Hadhramaut)
35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia hadramautica (Lavranos) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
= Huernia rubra Plowes; Asklepios 64: 20 (1995)
species :
Huernia hallii E. & B.M.Lamb; Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 57 (1958)
Distribution: S-Namibia
27 NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia hallii (E. & B.M.Lamb) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
= Huernia namaquensis subsp. hallii (E. & B.M.Lamb) Bruyns; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 44(4): 86 (1982)
species :
Huernia herrei A.C.White & B.Sloane; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2, 3: 823, Addend. P, 1179 (1937)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia herrei (A.C.White & B.Sloane) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
= Huernia herrei var. immaculata A.C.White & B.Sloane; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2, 3: 1180 (1937)
= Huernia namaquensis Pillans; J. Bot. 68: 102 (1930)
= Huernia owamboensis R.A.Dyer; Bothalia 13(1-2): 136 (1980)
species :
Huernia hislopii Turrill; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922: 30 (1922)
subspecies :
subsp. hislopii
Distribution: Zimbabwe; Mozambique
26 MOZ ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia hislopii (Turrill) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
subspecies :
subsp. cashelensis (L.C.Leach & Plowes) Bruyns; Stapeliads S. Africa Madagascar (2005)
Distribution: Zimbabwe
26 ZIM
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia hislopii subsp. cashelensis (L.C.Leach & Plowes) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
= Huernia cashelensis (L.C.Leach & Plowes) Plowes; Asklepios 116: 23 (2013)
= Huernia longituba subsp. cashelensis L.C.Leach & Plowes; (1966)
subspecies :
subsp. robusta L.C.Leach & Plowes; J. S. African Bot. 32(1): 53 (1966)
Distribution: NW-Zimbabwe
26 ZIM
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia hislopii subsp. robusta (L.C.Leach & Plowes) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
species :
Huernia humilis (Masson) Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 30 (1812)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia humilior (L.C.Leach) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017), nom. nov.
= Huernia simplex N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 913 (1909)
= Huernia thudichumii L.C.Leach; Excelsa Taxon. Ser. 4: 132 (1988)
= Stapelia humilis Masson; Stapel. Nov. 10, t. 5 (1796)
species :
Huernia humpatana Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 76(3): 585 (2010)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia humpatana (Bruyns) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
species :
Huernia hystrix (Hook.f.) N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 5: 795 (1876)
subspecies :
subsp. hystrix
Distribution: Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia hystrix (Hook.f.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
= Huernia appendiculata A.Berger; Stapel. & Klein. 174 (1910)
= Huernia hystrix var. appendiculata (A.Berger) A.C.White & B.Sloane; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2, 3: 898 (1937)
= Stapelia hystrix Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. t. 5751 (1869)
subspecies :
subsp. parvula (L.C.Leach) Bruyns; Stapeliads S. Africa Madagascar (2005)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia hystrix subsp. parvula (L.C.Leach) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
= Huernia hystrix var. parvula L.C.Leach; J. S. African Bot. 42(4): 450 (1976)
species :
Huernia keniensis R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 9: 79 (1927)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania
25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia lenewtonii (Plowes) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
= Huernia keniensis var. globosa L.E.Newton; Asklepios 74: 23 (1998)
= Huernia keniensis var. grandiflora P.R.O.Bally; Fl. Pl. Africa 38: t. 1511B (1967)
= Huernia keniensis var. molonyae A.C.White & B.Sloane; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2, 3: 832, 1144 (1937)
= Huernia keniensis var. nairobiensis A.C.White & B.Sloane; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2, 3: 837 (1937)
= Huernia keniensis var. quintitia L.C.Leach; (1988)
= Huernia lenewtonii Plowes; Asklepios 64: 21 (1995)
species :
Huernia kennedyana Lavranos; J. S. African Bot. 31: 313 (1965)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia kennedyana (Lavranos) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
species :
Huernia kirkii N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 920 (1909)
Distribution: SE-Zimbabwe; W-Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal)
26 MOZ ZIM 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia kirkii (N.E.Br.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
= Huernia bicampanulata I.Verd.; Fl. Pl. South Africa 12: t. 449 (1932)
species :
Huernia laevis J.R.I.Wood; Kew Bull. 39: 129, f. 4 (1984)
Distribution: Yemen (W-Yemen)
35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia laevis (J.R.I.Wood) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
species :
Huernia leachii Lavranos; J. S. African Bot. 25: 311 (1959)
Distribution: S-Malawi; W-Mozambique
26 MLW MOZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia leachiana Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017), nom. nov.
species :
Huernia levyi Oberm.; Fl. Pl. South Africa 16: t. 616 (1936)
Distribution: S-Zambia; S-Zimbabwe; NE-Namibia (Caprivi Strip); N-Botswana
26 ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia levyi (Oberm.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
species :
Huernia lodarensis Lavranos; J. S. African Bot. 30: 87 (1964)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Saudi Arabia (Asir); Yemen (Aden Desert, N-Inner Yemen)
24 ETH 35 SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia khalidbinsultanii (Plowes & T.A.McCoy) Alharbi & Al-Qthanin; PhytoKeys 174: 62, figs. 6-7, map 2 (2021)
= Ceropegia lodarensis (Lavranos) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
= Ceropegia lodarensis var. foetida (Plowes) Alharbi & Al-Qthanin; PhytoKeys 174: 73, figs. 12-13, map 5 (2021)
= Ceropegia lodarensis var. rubrosticta (Plowes) Alharbi & Al-Qthanin; PhytoKeys 174: 75, figs. 14-15, map 6 (2021)
= Huernia anagaynensis Plowes; Asklepios 114: 7 (2012)
= Huernia asirensis Plowes; Asklepios 114: 7 (2012)
= Huernia baradii Plowes; Haseltonia 19: 79 (2014)
= Huernia boleana M.G.Gilbert; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 47: 10 (1975)
= Huernia collenetteae Plowes; Asklepios 114: 8 (2012)
= Huernia foetida Plowes; Asklepios 114: 9 (2012)
= Huernia khalidbinsultanii Plowes & T.A.McCoy; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 75(1): 19 (2003)
= Huernia radhwana Plowes; Asklepios 114: 10 (2012)
= Huernia rubrosticta Plowes; Asklepios 114: 11 (2012)
= Huernia saudi-arabica D.V.Field; Kew Bull. 35: 754, f. 1A-G (1981)
= Huernia yemenensis Plowes; Haseltonia 19: 76 (2014)
species :
Huernia loeseneriana Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20(Beibl. 51): 55 (1895)
Distribution: South Africa (Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia loeseneriana (Schltr.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
species :
Huernia longii Pillans; J. S. African Bot. 5: 65 (1939)
subspecies :
subsp. longii
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia longii (Pillans) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
subspecies :
subsp. echidnopsoides (L.C.Leach) Bruyns; Bradleya 2: 18 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia longii subsp. echidnopsiodes (L.C.Leach) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
= Huernia echidnopsioides (L.C.Leach) L.C.Leach; Excelsa Taxon. Ser. 4: 51 (1988)
= Huernia pillansii subsp. echidnopsioides L.C.Leach; J. S. African Bot. 10: 140 (1968)
species :
Huernia longituba N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 912 (1909)
Distribution: Botswana; South Africa (North-West Prov., Free State)
27 BOT SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia longituba (N.E.Br.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
species :
Huernia lopanthera Bruyns; Bothalia 37(1): 23 (2007)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia lopanthera (Bruyns) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
species :
Huernia macrocarpa (A.Rich.) Schweinf. ex K.Schum.; Gartenflora 41: 526 (1892)
subspecies :
subsp. macrocarpa
Distribution: Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Saudi Arabia; Yemen (W-Yemen); Mexico [I]; Honduras [I]
24 ERI ETH SOM SUD 35 SAU YEM 79 mex 80 hon
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia macrocarpa (Sprenger) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
= Huernia arabica N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 265 (1895)
= Huernia delicata Plowes; Haseltonia 19: 74 (2014)
= Huernia maccoyi Plowes; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 75(2): 83 (2003)
= Huernia macrocarpa E.Dammann & Sprenger; Nursery Cat. (Dammann) 59: 4 (1892)
= Huernia macrocarpa f. schimperi (A.Berger) S.Brodie; Bot. Mag., n. s. 15(1): 6 (1998)
= Huernia macrocarpa var. arabica (N.E.Br.) A.C.White & B.Sloane; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2: 859 (1937)
= Huernia macrocarpa var. cerasina A.C.White & B.Sloane; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2: (1937)
= Huernia macrocarpa var. flavicoronata A.C.White & B.Sloane; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2: (1937)
= Huernia macrocarpa var. penzigii (N.E.Br.) A.C.White & B.Sloane; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2: (1937)
= Huernia macrocarpa var. schweinfurthii (A.Berger) A.C.White & B.Sloane; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2, 3: 855 (1937)
= Huernia penzigii N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 11: 719 (1892)
= Huernia penzigii var. arabica (N.E.Br.) A.Berger; Stapel. & Klein. 443 (1910)
= Huernia penzigii var. schimperi A.Berger; Stapel. & Klein. 143 (1910)
= Huernia penzigii var. schweinfurthii A.Berger; Stapel. & Klein. 142 (1910)
= Huernia pulchra Orlando & El Azzouni; CactusWorld 32(2): 91 (2014)
= Huernia sudanensis Plowes; Haseltonia 19: 72 (2014)
= Stapelia macrocarpa A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 50 (1851)
subspecies :
subsp. harerghensis M.G.Gilbert; Nordic J. Bot. 22(2): 209 (2002 publ. 2003)
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia macrocarpa subsp. harerghensis (M.G.Gilbert) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
species :
Huernia marnieriana Lavranos; J. S. African Bot. 29: 97, Pl. IX, f. 1-2 (1963)
Distribution: S-Yemen (Aden Desert)
35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia marnierana (Lavranos) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
species :
Huernia nigeriana Lavranos; J. S. African Bot. 27: 233 (1961)
Distribution: Nigeria
22 NGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia nigeriana (Lavranos) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
= Huernia volkartii var. nigeriana (Lavranos) Lavranos; (1964)
species :
Huernia nouhuysii I.Verd.; Fl. Pl. South Africa 11: t. 412 (1931)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia nouhuysii (I.Verd.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
species :
Huernia occulta L.C.Leach & Plowes; J. S. African Bot. 32: 57 (1966)
Distribution: S-Zimbabwe
26 ZIM
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia occultiflora Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017), nom. nov.
species :
Huernia oculata Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. t. 6658 (1882)
Distribution: S-Angola; Namibia
26 ANG 27 NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia oculatoides Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017), nom. nov.
= Huernia rogersii R.A.Dyer; Rec. Albany Mus. 3: 468 (1927)
species :
Huernia pendula E.A.Bruce; Fl. Pl. Africa 28: t. 1108 (1951)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia pendula (E.A.Bruce) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
species :
Huernia piersii N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 909 (1909)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia piersii (N.E.Br.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
species :
Huernia pillansii N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 35: 50 (1904)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia pillansii Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
species :
Huernia plowesii L.C.Leach; Excelsa Taxon. Ser. 4: 134 (1988)
Distribution: SW-Namibia
27 NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia plowesii (L.C.Leach) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
species :
Huernia praestans N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 914 (1909)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia praestans (N.E.Br.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
species :
Huernia procumbens (R.A.Dyer) L.C.Leach; Bothalia 10: 54 (1969)
Distribution: Zimbabwe; South Africa (Limpopo)
26 ZIM 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia procumbentior Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017), nom. nov.
= Duvalia procumbens R.A.Dyer; Fl. Pl. Africa 31: t. 1218 (1956)
species :
Huernia quinta (E.Phillips) A.C.White & B.Sloane; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2, 2: 3: 885 (1937)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia quinta (E.Phillips) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
= Huernia scabra var. quinta E.Phillips; Fl. Pl. South Africa 12: t. 444 (1932)
species :
Huernia recondita M.G.Gilbert; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 47(1): 6 (1975)
Distribution: W-Ethiopia; NW-Kenya
24 ETH 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia recondita (M.G.Gilbert) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
species :
Huernia rosea L.E.Newton & Lavranos; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 65(6): 279 (1993)
Distribution: N-Yemen
35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia rosea (L.E.Newton & Lavranos) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
species :
Huernia similis N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 265 (1895)
Distribution: N-Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia similior Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017), nom. nov.
species :
Huernia somalica N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1898: 309 (1898)
Distribution: E-Ethiopia; NW-Somalia
24 ETH SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia somalica (N.E.Br.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
species :
Huernia stapelioides Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20(Beibl. 51): 55 (1895)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpulamanga); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia stapelioides (Schltr.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
= Huernia vogtsii E.Phillips; Fl. Pl. South Africa 12: t. 452 (1932)
species :
Huernia thuretii J.F.Cels; Hort. Franç. 1866: 73 (1866)
Distribution: S-Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov., N-Cape Prov.)
27 BOT NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia thuretii (F.Cels) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
= Huernia bayeri L.C.Leach; Excelsa Taxon. Ser. 4: 187 (1988)
= Huernia brevirostris N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 7: 780 (1877)
= Huernia brevirostris subsp. baviaana L.C.Leach; Excelsa Taxon. Ser. 4: 166 (1988)
= Huernia brevirostris subsp. intermedia (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach; Excelsa Taxon. Ser. 4: 164 (1988)
= Huernia brevirostris var. ecornuta (N.E.Br.) A.C.White & B.Sloane; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2, 3: 875 (1937)
= Huernia brevirostris var. histrionica A.C.White & B.Sloane; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2, 3: 1144 (1937)
= Huernia brevirostris var. immaculata (N.E.Br.) A.C.White & B.Sloane; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2, 3: 871 (1937)
= Huernia brevirostris var. intermedia N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 915 (1909)
= Huernia brevirostris var. longula (N.E.Br.) A.C.White & B.Sloane; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2, 3: 874 (1937)
= Huernia brevirostris var. pallida (N.E.Br.) A.C.White & B.Sloane; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2, 3: 866 (1937)
= Huernia brevirostris var. parvipuncta A.C.White & B.Sloane; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2, 3: 1144 (1937)
= Huernia brevirostris var. scabra (N.E.Br.) A.C.White & B.Sloane; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2, 3: 872 (1937)
= Huernia flava N.E.Br.; Rep. Progr. Condition Roy. Gard. Kew 7 (1876 publ. 1879), nomen
= Huernia inornata Oberm.; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2, 3: 1176 (1937)
= Huernia primulina N.E.Br.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 20: t. 1906 (1890)
= Huernia primulina var. rugosa N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 913 (1909)
= Huernia scabra N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 916 (1909)
= Huernia scabra var. ecornuta N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 916 (1909)
= Huernia scabra var. immaculata N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 916 (1909)
= Huernia scabra var. longula N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 916 (1909)
= Huernia scabra var. pallida N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 916 (1909)
= Huernia striata Oberm.; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2, 3: 1170 (1937)
= Huernia thuretii var. primulina (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach; Excelsa Taxon. Ser. 4: 185 (1988)
= Stapelia thuretii (F.Cels) Croucher; Garden (London, 1871-1927) 12: 524 (1877)
species :
Huernia transvaalensis Stent; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1914: 249 (1914)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia transvaalensis (Stent) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
species :
Huernia urceolata L.C.Leach; Fl. Pl. Africa 39: t. 1550 (1969)
Distribution: SW-Angola; NW-Namibia
26 ANG 27 NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia urceolata (L.C.Leach) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 425 (2017), comb. illeg., non ibid., p. 418
species :
Huernia verekeri Stent; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1933: 145 (1933)
subspecies :
subsp. verekeri
Distribution: Zambia; Malawi; S-Zimbabwe; Mozambique; NE-Namibia; Botswana
26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia verekeri (Stent) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 425 (2017)
= Huernia verekeri var. stevensonii A.C.White & B.Sloane; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2, 3: 1145 (1937)
= Huernia volkartii Gossw.; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2, 3: 907 (1937), nom. illeg., non Werderm. & Peitscher
subspecies :
subsp. angolensis (L.C.Leach) Bruyns; Stapeliads S. Africa Madagascar (2005)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia angolensis (L.C.Leach) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 423 (2017)
= Huernia verekeri var. angolensis L.C.Leach; J. S. African Bot. 40(1): 19 (1974)
subspecies :
subsp. pauciflora (L.C.Leach) Bruyns; Stapeliads S. Africa Madagascar (2005)
Distribution: Mozambique
26 MOZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia verekeri subsp. pauciflora (L.C.Leach) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 425 (2017)
= Huernia verekeri var. pauciflora L.C.Leach; Bothalia 10: 49 (1969)
species :
Huernia volkartii Werderm. & Peitscher; Gartenflora 85: 10, 78 (1936)
Distribution: Angola; Mozambique; N-Namibia; New Caledonia [c]
26 ANG MOZ 27 NAM 60 nwc
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia volkartii (Peitscher ex Werderm. & Peitscher) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 425 (2017)
= Huernia montana Kers; Bot. Not. 122: 179 (1969)
variant :
var. repens (Lavranos) Lavranos; J. S. African Bot. 38(1): 43 (1972)
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe; W-Mozambique
26 MOZ ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia volkartii var. repens (Lavranos) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 425 (2017)
= Huernia repens Lavranos; J. S. African Bot. 27: 11 (1960)
species :
Huernia whitesloaneana Nel; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 8: 9 (1936)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia whitesloaneana (Nel) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 425 (2017)
species :
Huernia witzenbergensis C.A.Lückh.; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2, 3: 890 (1937)
Distribution: South Africa (Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia witzenbergensis (C.A.Lückh.) Christenh. & Govaerts; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 207(3): 194 (2024)
species :
Huernia zebrina N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 921 (1909)
subspecies :
subsp. zebrina
Distribution: Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia zebrina (N.E.Br.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 425 (2017)
= Huernia blackbeardiae R.A.Dyer ex H.Jacobsen; Sukkulenten [H.Jacobsen] 75 (1933)
= Huernia zebrina subsp. magniflora (Phillips) L.C.Leach; Excelsa Taxon. Ser. 4: 139 (1988)
= Huernia zebrina var. magniflora E.Phillips; Fl. Pl. South Africa 16: t. 613 (1936)
subspecies :
subsp. insigniflora (C.A.Maass) Bruyns; Stapeliads S. Africa Madagascar (2005)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia zebrina subsp. insigniflora (C.A.Maass) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 425 (2017)
= Huernia confusa E.Phillips; Fl. Pl. South Africa 12: t. 456 (1932)
= Huernia insigniflora C.A.Maass; Möller´s Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 43: 79 (1928)
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