''Angolluma'' is a genus of succulent plants in the family
Apocynaceae
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, native primarily to northern-hemisphere Africa, with some species in southern Africa.
Unlike the closely related genus ''
Orbea
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'', the flowers arise from the tips of the stems.
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Description
Angollumas have fleshy, water-holding stems adorned with soft and fleshy spines and equally fleshy, luridly colourful five-petalled flowers.
Cultivation
Caring for angollumas can be difficult due to how easily their roots rot and die if overwatered at any one time.
Species
Species in the genus include:
* '' Angolluma dummeri''
* '' Angolluma foetida'' (M.G. Gilbert) Plowes
* '' Angolluma wissmanni''
References
*The Complete Encyclopedia of Succulents by Zdenek Jezek and Libor Kunte
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Apocynaceae genera
Asclepiadoideae