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June 2025

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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.

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Synonyms of Caralluma

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Hutchinia Wight & Arn. Contr. Bot. India 34. 1834. wfo-4000018446
Saurolluma Plowes Haseltonia 3: 52–53. 1995. wfo-4000034175
Somalluma Plowes Haseltonia 3: 56–57. 1995. wfo-4000035748
Spathulopetalum Chiov. Ann. Bot. (Rome) 10(3): 392. 1912. wfo-4000035907
Pleuralluma Plowes CactusWorld 26(2): 98. 2008 [Jun 2008] wfo-4000045739

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 adscendens var. carinata Sarkaria cf. Asklepios 33: 41 (1985), without type. 1984 wfo-0001397806
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma adscendens var. carinata Sarkaria J. Nation. Cact. Succ. Soc. India 4(1): 4 (1984);. wfo-0001401867
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma anemoniflora (Deflers) A.Berger Stapel. & Klein. : 125 (1910) wfo-0000586077
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma arachnoidea var. arachnoidea wfo-1200098174
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma bredae var. thomallae R.A.Dyer Fl. Pl. Africa 36: t. 1438B. 1964 wfo-1200015054
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma burchardii var. burchardii wfo-1200108216
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma burchardii var. sventenii H.Lamb. & B.Lamb. Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 11: 77. 1956 wfo-1200015060
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma chlorantha Schltr. Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 37 (1894) wfo-0000586119
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma europaea subsp. europaea wfo-1200108217
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma hottentotorum N.E.Br. Hooker's Icon. Pl. 20: , sub t.1903 1890 wfo-0001103666
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma intermedia (N.E.Br.) Schltr. J. Bot. 36: 478 (1898) wfo-0000586221
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma knobelii var. langii (A.C.White & B.Sloane) A.C.White & B.Sloane Stapelieae ed. 2, 1: 368. 1937 wfo-0000738242
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma lutea subsp. vaga (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach wfo-0000586247
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma lutea subsp. vansonii (Bremek. & Oberm.) C.A.Lückh. Stapelieae 62. 1952 (1952) wfo-1200013111
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma maculata var. brevidens H.Huber Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 4: 33. 1961 wfo-1200015119
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma nebrownii var. pseudonebrownii (Dinter) A.C.White & B.Sloane Stapelieae ed. 2, 1: 377. 1937 wfo-0000738246
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma plurifasciculata P.R.O.Bally wfo-0001254542
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma ruschiana Dinter Unknown Publ. () wfo-0000586309
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma sarkariae var. sarkariae wfo-1200098337
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma tapscoltii hort. Cact. J. (Croydon) 2: 51, in obs., nomen. 1934 wfo-0001104354
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma truncatocoronata var. geniculata Gravely & Mayur. Ind. Sp. Gen. Car. 21. 1931 wfo-1200015042
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caralluma turneri subsp. turneri wfo-1200098202