Stapelia gigantea: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)Stapelia gigantea N.E. Br. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Carapelia tarantuloides (R.A. Dyer) Rowley, Gonostemon giganteus (Phillips) P.V. Heath, Gonostemon giganteus nothovar. pallidus (Phillips) P.V. Heath, Gonostemon giganteus var. marlothii (N.E. Br.) P.V. Heath, Gonostemon giganteus var. nobilis (N.E. Br. ex Hook. f.) P.V. Heath, Gonostemon giganteus var. youngii (N.E. Br.) P.V. Heath, Gonostemon x meintjesii (Verd.) P.V. Heath, Stapelia cyclista C.A. Lückh., Stapelia gigantea var. pallida Phillips, Stapelia marlothii N.E. Br., Stapelia meintjesii Verd., Stapelia nobilis N.E. Br., Stapelia nobilis N.E. Br. ex Hook. f., Stapelia tarantuloides R.A. Dyer, Stapelia youngii N.E. Br..
References regarding Stapelia gigantea N.E. Br. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· On the Asclepiadeae (1810)
· Synopsis Plantarum Succulentarum (1812)
· Gardener’s Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette (1877)
· Botanical Magazine (7771)
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew (1908)
· Stapelien und Kleinien einschliesslich einiger (1910)
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew (1931)
· Flowering Plants of South Africa (1938)
· Flowering Plants of South Africa (1943)
· Repertorium Plantarum Succulentarum (1974)
· Taxon (1976)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1988)
· International Organization of Plant Biosystematists Newsletter (1988)
· International Organization of Plant Biosystematists Newsletter (1990)
· Kromosomo (2068)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Uzililo, Giant stapelia, Zulu-giant, Chii-oo-saiku, Giant toad plant.
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