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May 2019

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genus

Caralluma R.Br.

This genus name was first published in Asclepiadeae 14 (1810)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000006645.

Synonyms of Caralluma

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Apteranthes J.C.Mikan Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 17(2): 594, t. 41. 1835. wfo-4000002781
Boucerosia Wight & Arn. Contr. Bot. India 34. 1834. wfo-4000005119
Desmidorchis Ehrenb. Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1829: 31, 39. 1832. wfo-4000011197

Species in Caralluma ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Caralluma:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma abayensis M.G.Gilbert Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40: 46 1978 wfo-0000586067
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma carnosa Stent Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1916: 42 1916 wfo-0000586111
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma circes M.G.Gilbert Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40: 48 1978 wfo-0000586124
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma crassa N.E.Br. Gard. Chron. III, 98: 6 1935 wfo-0000586134
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma denboefii Lavranos Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 55: 119 1983 wfo-0000586141
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma distincta E.A.Bruce Hooker's Icon. Pl. 35: t. 3415 1940 wfo-0000586151
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma dodsoniana Lavranos Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 43: 69 1971 wfo-0000586152
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma gerstneri Letty Fl. Pl. South Africa 16: t. 631 1936 wfo-0000586195
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma grandidens Verd. Fl. Pl. South Africa 13: t. 518 1933 wfo-0000586204
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma keithii R.A.Dyer Fl. Pl. South Africa 15: t. 600 1935 wfo-0000586226
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma langii A.C.White & B.Sloane Stapelieae 61 1933 wfo-0000586231
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma longipes N.E.Br. Fl. Cap. 4(1): 887 1909 wfo-0000586243
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma lutea N.E.Br. Hooker's Icon. Pl. 20: t. 1901 1890 wfo-0000586246
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma maculata N.E.Br. Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 487 1903 wfo-0000586248
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma maughanii R.A.Dyer Rec. Albany Mus. 4: 115 1931 wfo-0000586255
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma meintjesiana Lavranos J. S. African Bot. 28: 209 1962 wfo-0000586256
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma pseudonebrownii Dinter Neue Pfl. Südw.-Afr. 17 1914 wfo-0000586289
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma rangeana Dinter & A.Berger Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50(Suppl.): 591 1914 wfo-0000586293
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma schweinfurthii A.Berger Stapel. & Klein. 103 1910 wfo-0000586314
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma scutellata Deflers Bull. Soc. Bot. France 43: 114 1896 wfo-0000586315
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma serpentina Nel Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1: 23 1935 wfo-0000586316
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma sprengeri subsp. foetida M.G.Gilbert Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40: 42 1978 wfo-0000586330
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma sprengeri subsp. laticorona M.G.Gilbert Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40: 41 1978 wfo-0000586331
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma tessellata Pillans Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1933: 187 1933 wfo-0000586339
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma torta N.E.Br. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1901: 142 1901 wfo-0000586342
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma ubomboensis Verd. Fl. Pl. South Africa 12: t. 443 1932 wfo-0000586349
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma vaga (N.E.Br.) A.C.White & B.Sloane Stapelieae ed. 2, 1: 381 1937 wfo-0000586355
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma valida N.E.Br. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 264 1895 wfo-0000586356
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma venenosa Maire Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 22: 305 1931 wfo-0000586358