Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Huernia
hystrix
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Common name:
Aasblom, Carrion flower, Porcupine huernia
Family:
Apocynaceae (Dogbane)
Distribution:
Southern Africa
IUCN Red list:
Least concern
National red list:
Least Concern
Life form:
Succulent plant
Comments:
Huernia hystrix was in cultivation at Kew in 1869, when it was described as Stapelia hystrix in the Botanical Magazine. The flowers smell of rotten meat and are pollinated by flies.
Links:
iSpot
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llifle.com Encyclopedias of living forms
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Red List of South African Plants
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Useful Tropical Plants
Locations
1:
Arid House 1
• Accession: 2019-349/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
2:
Arid House 1
• Accession: 2019-364/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
3:
Seed Store
• Accession: 2016-399 • Origin: Mozambique • Provenance: Wild
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