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Caralluma
Caralluma is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, consisting of about 120 species. The generic name is derived from the Arabic word qahr al-luhum, meaning "wound in the flesh" or "abscess," referring to the floral odour. Most of the species occur in Africa, including several taxa valued by people for their medicinal properties.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Caralluma adscendens
speciesCaralluma adscendens
Caralluma fimbriata
speciesCaralluma fimbriata
Caralluma dalzielii
speciesCaralluma dalzielii
Caralluma petraea
speciesCaralluma petraea
Caralluma stalagmifera
speciesCaralluma stalagmifera
Caralluma attenuata
speciesCaralluma attenuata
Caralluma arachnoidea
speciesCaralluma arachnoidea
Caralluma wilhelmii
speciesCaralluma wilhelmii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 124833.