stapelia — [stə pē′lē ə, stəpēl′yə] n. [ModL, after Jan Bode van Stapel (died 1636), Du botanist and physician] any of a genus (Stapelia) of cactuslike African plants of the milkweed family, with large, star shaped, bad smelling, yellowish or purple flowers … English World dictionary
Stapelia — Taxobox name = Carrion Flowers image width = 220px image caption = Stapelia gigantea regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Gentianales familia = Apocynaceae subfamilia = Asclepiadoideae tribus = Stapeliae genus … Wikipedia
Stapelia grandiflora — Taxobox name = Stapelia grandiflora image width = 220px image caption = Stapelia grandiflora with flower regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Gentianales familia = Apocynaceae subfamilia = Asclepiadoideae tribus … Wikipedia
Stapelia gigantea — Taxobox color = lightgreen name = Stapelia gigantea image width = 220px image caption = Carrion Plant flower regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Gentianales familia = Apocynaceae subfamilia = Asclepiadoideae… … Wikipedia
Stapelia pearsonii — Taxobox name = Stapelia pearsonii status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Gentianales familia = Apocynaceae subfamilia = Asclepiadoideae genus = Stapelia species = S. pearsonii … Wikipedia
Stapelia — ID 80575 Symbol Key STAPE Common Name stapelia Family Asclepiadaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution HI Growth Habit N/A Du … USDA Plant Characteristics
stapelia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from J. B. van Stapel died 1636 Dutch botanist Date: 1776 any of a genus (Stapelia) of chiefly African perennial herbs of the milkweed family with succulent typically leafless toothed stems and showy but usually putrid… … New Collegiate Dictionary
stapelia — /steuh pee lee euh/, n. any of various plants of the genus Stapelia, of the milkweed family, native to southern Africa, having short, fleshy, leafless stems, and flowers that are oddly colored or mottled and in most species emit a fetid,… … Universalium
Stapelia gigantea — ID 80576 Symbol Key STGI Common Name Zulu giant Family Asclepiadaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution HI Growth Habit Forb/herb Duration … USDA Plant Characteristics
Stapelia hirsuta — ID 80578 Symbol Key STHI7 Common Name carrion flower Family Asclepiadaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Cultivated, or not in the U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A … USDA Plant Characteristics