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Stapelia

The genus Stapelia is in the family Apocynaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Stapelia

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Stapelia acuminata Masson Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia albicans Sprenger Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia × amoena Rüst Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia angulata Tod. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia × angulosa Tod. ex Rüst Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia anonymos Poir. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia arenosa C.A. Lückh. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia arnotii N.E. Br. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia asterias Masson Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia atrata Tod. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia aurea Dinter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia barklyi N.E. Br. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia bayfieldii N.E.Br. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia baylisii L.C. Leach Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia beffoniana Schult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia bella A.Berger Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia beukmanii C.A.Lückh. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia bidentata Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia bifolia Schult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia brevirostris Willd. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia bufonis Sims Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia × burtinii Tod. ex Rüst Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia canescens Haw. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia × cantabrigensis A.Berger Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia × capelleana Rüst ex A.C.White & B.Sloane Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia carolischmidtii Dinter & A. Berger Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia cedrimontana Frandsen Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia × chlorotica Rüst Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia ciliolata Tod. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia clavicorona Verd. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia × comparabilis A.C.White & B.Sloane Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia comparabilis A.C.White & B.Sloane Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia concinna Masson Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia congestiflora Delile Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia cordata Haw. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia courcelli hort. ex N. E. Brown Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia crassa Donn Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia cupularis N.E.Br. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia × decora Rüst Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia deflexa hort. ex Haw. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia × depilata Rüst ex A.C.White & B.Sloane Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia discoidea Oberm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia discolor Tod. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia divaricata Masson Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia divergens N.E. Br. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia duodecimfida Jacq. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia elongata Sweet Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia emarginata Breiter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia engleriana Schltr. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia erecta Sessé & Moc. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia × erecta Rüst Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia erectiflora N.E. Br. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia erivacaria Roxb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia eruciformis N.E.Br. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia fasciculata Thunb. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia flavicomata Haw. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia flavirostris N.E.Br. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia flavopurpurea Marloth Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia gariepensis Pillans Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia gemmifera Horkel ex Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia gettliffei Pott-Leend. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia glabricaulis N.E. Br. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia glabriflora N.E.Br. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia glandulifera Pers. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia glanduliflora Masson Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia grandidens (Verd.) P.V.Heath Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia grandiflora Masson Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia halipedicola (L.C.Leach) P.V.Heath Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia hanburyana A.Berger & Ruest Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia herbacea Sessé & Moc. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia hirsuta L. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia hispida Horn ex Rüst Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia horizontalis N.E.Br. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia humilis Masson Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia immelmaniae Pillans Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia incomparabilis N.E. Br. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia involucrata Hook.f. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia johni-lavranii Halda Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia kagerensis Lebrun & Taton Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia kougabergensis L.C. Leach Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia kwebensis N.E. Br. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia leendertziae N.E. Br. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia lentiginosa Sims Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia limosa Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia longipedicellata L.C. Leach Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia lunata Dammann ex Rust Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia lunata Sweet Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia lutea Sessé & Moc. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia × luxurians Dammann ex Rust Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia maccabeana A.C. White & B. Sloane Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia macowani N.E. Br. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia macrocarpa A.Rich. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia maculosoides N.E.Br. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia mastodis St.-Lag. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia mcloughlinii Verd. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia meloughlinii Verd. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia × micrantha Rüst Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia × milleri A.C.White & B.Sloane Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia × mirabilis Dammann ex Rust Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia miscella N.E. Br. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia molonyae A.C.White & B.Sloane Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia monstrosa Steud. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia moschata Donn Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia × multiflora Rüst Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia × munbyana Rüst Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia mutabilis Jacq. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia natalensis Rüst Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia neglecta Tod. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia nobilis N.E.Br. ex Hook.f. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia obducta L.C. Leach Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia obscura N.E.Br. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia olivacea N.E. Br. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia ophiuncula Haw. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia orbiculata Donn Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia pallens Steud. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia paniculata Willd. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia × panifolia Rüst Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia papillosa DC. ex Desf. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia paradoxa (Verd.) P.V.Heath Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia × parvipunctata Rüst Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia parvipunctata N.E. Br. ex K. Schum. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia parvula Kers Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia × pasadenensis A.C.White & B.Sloane Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia passerini Tod. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia patentirostris N.E.Br. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia pearsonii N.E. Br. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia peglerae N.E. Br. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia penduliflora Steud. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia pillansii N.E. Br. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia plantii MacKen ex N. E. Brown Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia plicata Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia protensa Hornem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia pulvinata Masson Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia pulvinata Donn Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia purpurea Dammann ex A.Berger Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia putida A.Berger Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia quinqueangularis Sessé & Moc. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia × radiata Rüst Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia × rectiflora Rüst Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia reflexa Haw. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia remota R.A. Dyer Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia × rosea (Rüst) A.Berger Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia rubiginosa Nel Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia rufa Masson Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia × rufescens (Dammann) A.Berger Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia sagittata Rottb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia × salmiana Rüst Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia sanguinea Pasq. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia × sanguinea Rüst Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia schinzii Berger & Schltr. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18 2
Stapelia scitula L.C. Leach Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia scutellata Tod. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia scylla auct. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia similis N.E. Br. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia × sisyphus Dammann ex Rust Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia speciosa (L.C.Leach) P.V.Heath Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia stellata St.-Lag. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia surrecta N.E. Br. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia tigridia Decne. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia tigrina Nel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia × tigrina (Dammann) A.Berger Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia × tricolor (Rüst) A.Berger Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia tridentata Schult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia trifida Tod. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia trifolia Breiter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia trisulca Donn ex Jacq. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia tsomoensis N.E. Br. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia tubulosa Steud. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia umbilicata Thur. ex Tod. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia × umbilicata Rüst Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia uncinata Jacq. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia unguipetala N.E.Br. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia unicornis C.A. Lückh. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia × uspenskyi Rüst Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia verticillata Schult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia vetula Masson Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia villetiae C.A. Lückh. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Stapelia villosa N.E.Br. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia virgata Schult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Stapelia woodfordiana Haw. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 208 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Stapelia. Of these 56 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 30 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Stapelia. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 208 species names for the genus Stapelia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 56 26.9%
◕ Synonym 21 10.1%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 131 63.0%

All names

The status of the 238 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Stapelia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 58 24.4%
◕ Synonym 48 20.2%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 132 55.5%

The confidence with which the status of the 208 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Stapelia, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medium confidence 56 18 0 0 74 35.6%
Low confidence 0 3 0 131 134 64.4%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Stapelia is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 53 16 0 8 0 77 37.0%
WCSP (in review) 3 5 0 123 0 131 63.0%