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June 2025

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Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br.

This species name was first published in Gard. Chron. , n.s., 7: 684 (1877)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000430934.

Synonyms of Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Gonostemon giganteus (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath Calyx 1: 17 (1992) wfo-0000707137
Gonostemon giganteus var. nobilis (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath Calyx 3: 7 (1993) wfo-0000707140
Stapelia cyclista C.A.Lückh. S. African Gard. 23: 139 (1933) wfo-0001103683
Stapelia marlothii N.E.Br. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 436 (1908) wfo-0001103685
Stapelia youngii N.E.Br. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1931: 43 (1931) wfo-0001103686
Gonostemon giganteus var. marlothii (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath Calyx 3(1): 7 (1993):. wfo-0001390056
Gonostemon giganteus var. youngii (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath Calyx 3(1): 7 (1993):. wfo-0001390057
Gonostemon giganteus var. pallidus (E.Phillips) P.V.Heath Calyx 3(1): 7 (1993):. wfo-0001409413