Stapelia leendertziae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Stapelia |
Species: | S. leendertziae
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Binomial name | |
Stapelia leendertziae
N.E.Br. (1910)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Stapelia leendertziae is a species of succulent plant [2] in the family Apocynaceae. [3] It is native to KwaZulu-Natal province and the Northern Provinces of South Africa, and to Eswatini. [1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas. [2]
Its flower mimics the smell, color, and texture of decaying flesh to attract flies to lay their eggs on its corolla as a form of pollination. [4]