Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 6842, 24 Oct 2008

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. The New York Botanical Garden.

  • Habitat

    Cultivated. Indoors.

  • Description

    Herb several years old, producing lateral shoots sympodially and prolifically; sap mucilagenous and clear; inflorescence produced about the same time every year, from first bud to anthesis ca 2 weeks long, the flower becoming an inflated ball, opening suddenly for a few days, then withering; corolla yellow/green outside, inside purple lined; odor mildly unpleasant; plant growing in small pot in ENE-facing window.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1070565

    Occurrence ID: 80dc71b7-650e-4f36-b8b9-6dbd66358182

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Bronx Co.

  • Locality

    The New York Botanical Garden

  • Coordinates

    40.8624, -73.8781

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    774.389

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Georeferenced to The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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The New York Botanical Garden
Flora of North America
Asclepiadaceae
Stapelia gigantea N. E. Br.
det. D. E. Atha, 2008
United States of America. New York. Bronx County. The
New York Botanical Garden. Cultivated. Indoors.
Herb several years old, producing lateral shoots sympodially
and prolifically; sap mucilagenous and clear; inflorescence
produced about the same time every year, from first bud to
anthesis ca 2 weeks long, the flower becoming an inflated
ball, opening suddenly for a few days, then withering;
corolla yellow/green outside, inside purple lined; odor
mildly unpleasant; plant growing in small pot in ENE-facing
window.
Daniel Atha 6842
24 Oct 2008
01070565