The identity of Caralluma dolichocarpa (Apocynaceae–Asclepiadoideae) and a combination in Ceropegia for Echidnopsis globosa

Caralluma dolichocarpa is shown to be an older name for C. lavrani, a succulent species restricted to southern Yemen and southwestern Oman, and the new combination Ceropegia dolichocarpa is made. The new combination Ceropegia globosa is proposed for Echidnopsis globosa, another succulent, endemic to...

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Published inNordic journal of botany Vol. 2022; no. 12
Main Authors Thulin, Mats, Al‐Hawshabi, Othman S. S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2022
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Subjects
Caralluma
Ceropegia
Echidnopsis
Geographical distribution
succulents
Taxonomy
Yemen
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Summary:Caralluma dolichocarpa is shown to be an older name for C. lavrani, a succulent species restricted to southern Yemen and southwestern Oman, and the new combination Ceropegia dolichocarpa is made. The new combination Ceropegia globosa is proposed for Echidnopsis globosa, another succulent, endemic to southern Yemen. Photographs, synonymies and notes on the distribution, habitat and taxonomy of these two species are provided.
ISSN:0107-055X
1756-1051
1756-1051
DOI:10.1111/njb.03692