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stapelia Nov 2nd 2012, 15:30 ‎English: +citations ← Older revision Revision as of 15:30, 2 November 2012 Line 1: Line 1:   {{also|Stapelia}}   {{also|Stapelia}}   ==English==   ==English== − + {{wikipedia}}   + {{wikispecies|Stapelia}}   ===Etymology===   ===Etymology=== − From the genus name. + From {{term|Stapelia||genus name}}.       ===Noun===   ===Noun=== Line 9: Line 9:       # {{botany}} Any of the [[genus]] ''[[Stapelia]]'' of low-growing [[succulent]] [[plant]]s, predominantly from South Africa, and often giving off an odour of rotten flesh.   # {{botany}} Any of the [[genus]] ''[[Stapelia]]'' of low-growing [[succulent]] [[plant]]s, predominantly from South Africa, and often giving off an odour of rotten flesh.   + #* '''1835''', ''The Gentleman′s Magazine'', Volume 159, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=dR_AE9XH4SQC&pg=PA234&dq=%22stapelia%22%7C%22stapelias%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6OGTUJDSJOediAfdo4HYBw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22stapelia%22%7C%22stapelias%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 234],   + #*: {{...}}the instinctive faculty{{...}}sometimes falls into mistake and error, as in the instance which Mr. Kirby gives of the flesh-fly mistaking the blossom of the '''stapelia''' for carrion, the hen a piece of chalk for an egg ; and he may add the instance given by Dr. Roget, of the vulture mistaking the skin of an animal stuffed with hay for the carcase.   + #* '''2005''', ''Complete Guide to Orchids'', Ortho Books, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=t25cHQ-UK4YC&pg=PA211&dq=%22stapelia%22%7C%22stapelias%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6OGTUJDSJOediAfdo4HYBw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22stapelia%22%7C%22stapelias%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 211],   + #*: ''Prom.<sup>[Promenaea]</sup> stapelioides'' has 2-inch-wide yellow flowers with concentric red-brown markings, resembling the famous carrion flower '''stapelia''', hence the epithet ''stapelioides''.   + #* '''2010''', Marianne North, ''Abundant Beauty: The Adventurous Travels of Marianne North, Botanical Artist'', [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=N2ZBH-3IpCcC&pg=PA204&dq=%22stapelia%22%7C%22stapelias%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6OGTUJDSJOediAfdo4HYBw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22stapelia%22%7C%22stapelias%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 204],   + #*: He had also a collection of '''stapelias''' and other small prickly plants; some of them were almost invisible without a magnifying glass, but most interesting.   +   + ====Synonyms====   + * [[carrion flower]]

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