Huernia

Taxobox
name = "Huernia"

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image_width = 204px
image_caption = "Huernia macrocarpa" var. "penzigii"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
subclassis = Asteridae
ordo = Gentianales
familia = Apocynaceae
subfamilia = Asclepiadoideae
tribus = Ceropegieae
genus = "Huernia"
genus_authority =
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =Some 60, see text

The genus "Huernia" consists of some 60 species of stem succulents from Eastern and Southern Africa. The flowers are five-lobed, usually somewhat more funnel- or bell-shaped than in the closely related genus "Stapelia", and often striped vividly in contrasting colours or tones, some glossy, others matt and wrinkled depending on the species concerned. To pollinate, the flowers attract flies by emitting a scent similar to that of carrion.

elected Species

*"Huernia barbata"
*"Huernia boleana"
*"Huernia hallii"
*"Huernia keniensis"
*"Huernia macrocarpa"
*"Huernia piersii"
*"Huernia pillansii"
*"Huernia plowesii"
*"Huernia primulina"
*"Huernia quinta"
*"Huernia schneiderana"
*"Huernia striata"
*"Huernia zebrina"