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Common names: | Bell-stapelia (English) Leendertz's carrion-flower (English) |
Description: | Clump-forming succulent perennial, up to 20 cm high. Stems 4-angled or 4-ribbed, tapering at the apex, more or less erect, velvety, grey-green with tuberculate teeth along the angles, tipped with rudimentary leaves. Flowers 1-2, deeply bell-shaped, up to 8 cm long, corolla fused for most of the length, smooth and slightly velvety on the outside, wrinkled and velvety inside, dark maroon-red. Corona raised inside the base of the tube, embedded in long curly hairs. The flowers have a very unpleasant smell. |
Notes: | The listing of this species for the Central Division by Mapaura & Timberlake in Sabonet Report 33: 22 (2004) as native appears to be erroneous. It most likely refers to a specimen of cultivated origin. |
Derivation of specific name: | leendertziae: named after Reino Leendertz (Mrs Pott), 1869-1965, botanist at the Transvaal Museum. |
Flowering time: | Oct - May |
Worldwide distribution: | Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Image last updated: | Sunday 27 July 2008 |
Literature: |
Bruyns, P.V. (2005). Stapeliads of Southern Africa and Madagascar Volume II Umdaus Press, Hatfield, South Africa Pages 476 - 478. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 22. |