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Echidnopsis Dammaniana
''Echidnopsis dammaniana'' is a succulent species in the genus ''Echidnopsis ''Echidnopsis'' is a genus of succulent, cactus-like plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1871. They are native to eastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. ;Accepted species ;Species formerly included ''Echidnopsi ...''. The plants have angled stems and purple flowers. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia and is unusual in collections. succulent guide.com, accessed August 2012 References Asclepiadoideae {{Apocynaceae-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echidnopsis
''Echidnopsis'' is a genus of succulent, cactus-like plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1871. They are native to eastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. ;Accepted species ;Species formerly included ''Echidnopsis quadrangula'' now '' Caralluma quadrangula'' ;Taxonomy Phylogenetic studies have shown the genus to be monophyletic, and most closely related to the genus '' Rhytidocaulon''. Marginally more distantly related is a sister branch comprising the genus '' Pseudolithos'' and the widespread ''Caralluma ''Caralluma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, consisting of about 120 species. In 1795 William Roxburgh published the name '' Stapelia adscendens'' for a plant found in India. He commented that the name for the plant ...'' stapeliads of North Africa.P. Bruyns, C. Klak, P. Hanacek: ''Evolution of the stapeliads (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae) - repeated major radiation across Africa in an Old World group. Molecula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |