Caralluma
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| Caralluma | |
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| Caralluma acuntangula inflorescence | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Ceropegieae |
| Subtribe: | Stapeliinae |
| Genus: | Caralluma R.Br. |
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Caralluma is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, consisting of about 120 species. Once classified in the family Asclepiadaceae, it is now in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. The generic name is derived from the Arabic word qahr al-luhum, meaning "wound in the flesh" or "abscess," referring the floral odour. Most of the species occur in Africa, including several taxa valued by people for their medicinal properties. One species, Caralluma edulis is eaten as a vegetable.
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[edit] Selected species
- Caralluma acutangula (Decne.) N.E.Br.
- Caralluma adscendens (Roxb.) R.Br.
- Caralluma burchardii N.E.Br.
- Caralluma crenulata Wall.
- Caralluma edulis (Edgew.) Benth. ex Hook.f.
- Caralluma europaea (Guss.)
- Caralluma fimbriata Wall.
- Caralluma joannis Maire
- Caralluma negevensis Zohary ex Feinbrun
- Caralluma somalica N.E.Br.
- Caralluma speciosa (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br.
[edit] Formerly placed here
- Frerea indica Dalzell (as C. frerei G.D.Rowley)
[edit] References
- ^ "Genus: Caralluma R. Br.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-04-15. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?2064. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
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