Huernia hystrix (Hook. f.) N.E. Br.
var. hystrix

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close to Inharrime river, Zavala District, Inhambane province

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Pande, Inhassoro District

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Synonyms:	Ceropegia hystrix (Hook. f.) Bruyns Huernia appendiculata A. Berger Huernia hystrix (Hook. f.) N.E. Br. var. appendiculata (A. Berger) A.C. White & B. Sloane Stapelia hystrix Hook. f.
Common names:	Porcupine huernia (English) Toad plant (English)
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Status:	Native
Description:	Succulent perennial, 3-7 cm tall. Stems 9-13 mm in diameter, 5-angled, tubercles tipped with a hard tooth. Flowers 2.5-5 cm in diameter with spreading lobes, covered on the inside with fleshy pointed papillae.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	hystrix: spiny (like a porcupine), referring to the spiny, fleshy papillae, which cover the inner surface of the corolla.
Habitat:	In shelter of shrubs in dry rocky scrub.
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Worldwide distribution:	Southern Mozambique, southeastern Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape South Africa.
Zimbabwe distribution:	S
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Red data list status:	Data deficient
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Literature:	Albers, F. & Meve, U. (eds.) (2002). Asclepiadaceae Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants Springer-Verlag Page 164. (Includes a picture). Bruyns, P.V. (2005). Stapeliads of Southern Africa and Madagascar Volume I Umdaus Press, Hatfield, South Africa Pages 187 - 188. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 25. as Huernia hystrix Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 314 - 315. (Includes a picture). Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 178. Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 207 - 208. (Includes a picture). Leach, L.C. (1988). A Revision of Huernia R.Br. (Asclepiadaceae) Excelsa Taxonomic Series No. 4 Aloe, Cactus and Succulent Society of Zimbabwe Pages 82 - 84. (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 21. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 586 - 587. (Includes a picture). Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 270 - 271. (Includes a picture).

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