Stapelia rufa
A species in the Apocynaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Stapelia
- Species
- Stapelia rufa
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1797
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Stapelia rufa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
13 synonyms in this snapshot
- Gonostemon fissirostrisName author: (Jacq.) P.V.Heath
- Gonostemon rufusName author: (Masson) P.V.Heath
- Gonostemon rufus var. attenuatusName author: (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath
- Gonostemon rufus var. fissirostrisName author: (Jacq.) P.V.Heath
- Stapelia fissirostrisName author: Jacq.
- Stapelia rufa var. fissirostrisName author: (Jacq.) A.C.White & B.Sloane
- Stapelia rufescensName author: Salm-Dyck
- Stissera fissirostrisName author: (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Stissera rufaName author: (Masson) Kuntze
- Stissera rufescensName author: (Salm-Dyck) Kuntze
- Stisseria fissirostrisName author: (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Stisseria rufaName author: (Masson) Kuntze
- Stisseria rufescensName author: (Salm-Dyck) Kuntze
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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