stapelia

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sta·pe·li·a

S0707375 (stə-pē′lē-ə)n. Any of various succulent plants of the genus Stapelia, native to southern Africa and having large foul-smelling flowers.

[New Latin Stapelia, genus name, after Jan Bode van Stapel (died 1636), Dutch botanist.]

stapelia

(stəˈpiːlɪə) n (Plants) any fleshy cactus-like leafless African plant of the asclepiadaceous genus Stapelia, having thick four-angled stems and large typically fetid mottled flowers[C18: from New Latin, named after J. B. van Stapel, (died 1636), Dutch botanist]

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stapelia - any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large foul-smelling (often star-shaped) flowerscarrion flower, starfish flowerherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus Stapelia - genus of foul-smelling plants resembling cacti; found from Africa to East IndiaStapelias asterias - stapelia of Cape Province having mostly dark red-brown flowers with flat starlike corollas

Stapelia

(carrion flower), a genus of succulent plants of the family Asclepiadaceae. The fleshy stems, which measure 2.5 to 30 cm in height, are erect or prostrate. The small, scaly leaves do not remain on the plant very long. The pentamerous flowers are solitary or in groups and measure 5 to 30 cm across. The corolla, which has a crown and is usually pubescent, is yellow, dark red, or spotted. Many species smell like carrion; this odor attracts flies needed for pollination. The fruit is a double follicle, which matures in the second year. There are about 100 species of carrion flowers, distributed mainly in the semiarid regions of southern and southwestern Africa. The plants are often cultivated indoors as ornamentals, especially the species S. variegata and 5. grandiflora.

REFERENCE

White, A., and B. Sloane. The Stapelieae, vols. 1–3. Pasadena (Calif.), 1937.

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noun any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large foul-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers

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