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Huernia zebrina subs. magniflora (E.Phillips) L.C.Leach
Excelsa Taxon. Ser. 4: 139. 1988
Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Huernia zebrina subs. magniflora Photo by: Luiza Ferreira

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Huernia zebrina subs. magniflora (E.Phillips) L.C.Leach
Excelsa Taxon. Ser. 4: 139. 1988
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Huernia zebrina N.E.Br.
Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 4(1,6): 921. 1909 [Feb 1909]

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Huernia zebrina subs. insigniflora (C.A.Maass) Bruyns
Stapeliads S. Africa Madagascar 1: 171. 2005
Synonymy: 3
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Owl eyes, Zebra-stripped Huernia, Carrion flower, Lifebuoy Huernia

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Huernia zebrina group

  • Huernia zebrina N.E.Br.: has 5-6 angled stems up to 5 cm long, corolla up to 4,5 cm accross. Distribution: Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa (Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal), Swaziland.
  • Huernia zebrina subs. insigniflora (C.A.Maass) Bruyns: flowers have liver-coloured or purple annulus, and ivory to pink lobes unmarked or faintly mottled or barred. Stems greyish-green with smaller teeth. Distribution: Limpopo, Mpumalanga.
  • Huernia zebrina subs. magniflora (E.Phillips) L.C.Leach: has longer, more robust stems, usually 4-angled, corolla up to 8,5 cm accross, variable in size, colour and markings. Distributio: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, RSA.

22910 luiza Luiza Ferreira
Huernia zebrina subs. magniflora Photo by: Luiza Ferreira
22686 raffa Raffa C. Garcia
- This subspecies has larger flowers, with corolla up to 8,5 cm accross, but variable in size, colour and markings. Photo by: Raffa C. Garcia

22687 raffa Raffa C. Garcia
Huernia zebrina subs. magniflora Photo by: Raffa C. Garcia
12860 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
The shiny, large flowers may look like plastic, but it's for real. Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

22918 luiza Luiza Ferreira
Huernia zebrina subs. magniflora Photo by: Luiza Ferreira
22688 raffa Raffa C. Garcia
Corona. Photo by: Raffa C. Garcia

22685 raffa Raffa C. Garcia
...has longer, more robust stems, usually 4-angled. Photo by: Raffa C. Garcia
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