Nomenclature: wfo-0000430934
![Kew Gardens K000306093: Gerrard, W.T. [717] South Africa Kew Gardens K000306093: Gerrard, W.T. [717] South Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/0c97eced2580816be9f9bcd5833e7ce9.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000306094: Nelson, W. [114] South Africa Kew Gardens K000306094: Nelson, W. [114] South Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/38ecad137f4f1af23c106655af12ef72.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000306095: MacOwan [s.n.] South Africa Kew Gardens K000306095: MacOwan [s.n.] South Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/2a15f3aa85cbb81d784938bc4996b2e0.jpg)


![Kew Gardens K000306100: Young, R.G.N. [17301] Zimbabwe Kew Gardens K000306100: Young, R.G.N. [17301] Zimbabwe](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/8e365e3ccdb59927da904029ec51e836.jpg)

Stapelia gigantea Gard. Chron. , n.s., 7: 684 (1877)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Gard. Chron. n.s., 7: 684, f. 112. 1877 BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000306093: Gerrard, W.T. [717] South Africa Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000306094: Nelson, W. [114] South Africa Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000306095: MacOwan [s.n.] South Africa Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000306096: Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000306097: Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000306100: Young, R.G.N. [17301] Zimbabwe Link to Holotype provided by Kew
- person : Nicholas Edward Brown (1849-1934) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'N.E.Br.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 101594-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-2472742
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-2472742
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2022-06 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Stapelia > Stapelia gigantea
Synonyms
- Gonostemon giganteus
- Gonostemon giganteus var. nobilis
- Stapelia cyclista
- Stapelia marlothii
- Stapelia youngii
- Gonostemon giganteus var. marlothii
- Gonostemon giganteus var. youngii