Apocynaceae
Caralluma
Caralluma arachnoidea

Caralluma arachnoidea var. breviloba (P.R.O.Bally) M.G.Gilbert

First published in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 32: 26 (1977)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is SW. Ethiopia to Kenya. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
  • Hedberg, I., Edwards, S. & Nemomissa, S. (eds.) (2003). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 4(1): 1-352. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bradleya 8:12 (1990)
  • Fl. Eth. 4(1): 172 (2003).
  • Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 32(2): 29 (1977)
  • Pl. Syst. Evol. 234: 196 (2002)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Carter; Stannard [439] Kenya K:SPC-52148.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [Bally S163] Kenya K:SPC-07240.000 Holotype No
Gilbert, M.G. [1774] Ethiopia Caralluma gracilipes var. breviloba K:SPC-26332.026 No
Greenway, P.J. Kenya Caralluma gracilipes var. breviloba K:SPC-01011.000 No
Greenway, P.J. Kenya Caralluma gracilipes var. breviloba K:SPC-32900.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. [6810] Tanzania Caralluma gracilipes var. breviloba K:SPC-46920.000 No

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0