Caralluma
Caralluma
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species Apocynaceae
Morphological Summary
Genus of succulent plants in the family Apocynaceae (subfamily Asclepiadoideae). Distinguished by their angled, fleshy, branching stems and 5-lobed star-shaped flowers that typically emit a carrion odor to attract fly pollinators. Historically included over 100 species, many of which have since been reclassified into segregate genera such as Boucerosia, Desmidorchis and Tromotriche.
Distribution Africa, Arabia, India, Mediterranean, Canary Islands
Conservation
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Caralluma aaronis (Hart) N.E.Br.
Aaron's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00001
Origin Israel, Palestina
Type Herbaceous succulent
Caralluma acutangula (Decne.) N.E.Br.
Sharp-angled Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00002
Origin Nordeste de África, Arabia
Type Herbaceous succulent
Caralluma adscendens (Roxb.) Haw.
Ascending Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00003
Origin India, Sri Lanka
Type Herbaceous succulent
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Botanical variety
Caralluma adscendens var. carinata
Keeled Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00109
Origin India peninsular
Type botanical variety
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Botanical variety
Caralluma adscendens var. geniculata
Geniculate Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00110
Origin India (sur peninsular)
Type botanical variety
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Caralluma affinis De Wild.
African Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00004
Origin África central y occidental
Type Herbaceous succulent
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Caralluma albocastanea (Marloth) L.C.Leach
White-brown Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00005
Origin Sudáfrica
Type Herbaceous succulent
Caralluma aperta (Masson) N.E.Br.
Cape Open Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00006
Origin Sudáfrica (región del Cabo)
Type Herbaceous succulent
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Caralluma atrosanguinea N.E.Br.
Dark blood-red Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00007
Origin Arabia (Omán, Yemen)
Type Herbaceous succulent
Caralluma attenuata Wight
Attenuated Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00008
Origin India
Type Herbaceous succulent
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Caralluma aurea C.A.Lückh.
Golden Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00009
Origin Sudáfrica
Type Herbaceous succulent
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Caralluma ausana Dinter & A.Berger
Aus Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00010
Origin Namibia
Type Herbaceous succulent
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Caralluma australis Nel
Southern Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00011
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Oriental, Cabo Occidental)
Type Stem succulent
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Caralluma baldratii A.C.White & B.Sloane
Baldrat's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00012
Origin Etiopía, Somalia
Type Stem succulent
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MacaronesiaEndemic
Caralluma burchardii
Canary Islands Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00115
Origin Islas Canarias (Fuerteventura, Lanzarote), Marruecos
Type species
Caralluma burchardii N.E.Br.
Burchard's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00013
Origin Islas Canarias (Lanzarote, Fuerteventura), Marruecos
Type Stem succulent
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Caralluma carinata (Gravely & Mayur.) Plowes
Keeled Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00014
Origin India (Decán, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka)
Type Stem succulent
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Caralluma carnosa Stent
Fleshy Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00015
Origin Sudáfrica (Limpopo, antiguo Transvaal)
Type Stem succulent
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Caralluma caudata N.E.Br.
Tailed Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00016
Origin África oriental y meridional (Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabue, Malaui)
Type Stem succulent
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Caralluma chibensis C.A.Lückh.
Chibe Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00017
Origin Zimbabue (región de Chibe)
Type Stem succulent
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Caralluma circes M.G.Gilbert
Ethiopian Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00018
Origin Etiopía (tierras bajas áridas)
Type Stem succulent
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Caralluma codonoides K.Schum.
Bell-like Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00019
Origin África oriental (Tanzania, Kenia)
Type Stem succulent
Caralluma commutata subs. hesperidum (Maire) Maire
Hesperidean Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00020
Origin Marruecos, Argelia (costas mediterráneas y atlánticas norteafricanas)
Type Stem succulent
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Caralluma compta (N.E.Br.) Schltr.
Ornate Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00021
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Oriental, KwaZulu-Natal)
Type Caralluma succulent
Caralluma confusa Font Quer
Confused Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00022
Origin Marruecos, sur de España (Canarias)
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma corrugata N.E.Br.
Corrugated Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00023
Origin África Oriental (Tanzania, Kenia)
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma crassa N.E.Br.
Thick-stemmed Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00024
Origin Somalia, Etiopía, región del Cuerno de África
Type Caralluma succulent
Caralluma crenulata Wall.
Crenulate Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00025
Origin India, Pakistán, Afganistán, regiones áridas del subcontinente
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma dalzielii N.E.Br.
Dalziel's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00026
Origin África Occidental: Nigeria, Senegal, regiones sahelo-sudanesas
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma decaisneana (Lem.) N.E.Br.
Decaisne's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00027
Origin Península Arábiga (Arabia Saudita, Yemen, Omán); subsp. hesperidum en Marruecos
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma decora (Masson) Schltr.
Cape Ornate Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00028
Origin Sudáfrica (Provincia del Cabo)
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma deflersiana Lavranos
Deflers' Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00029
Origin Yemen, Omán (Península Arábiga meridional)
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma denboefii Lavranos
Den Boef's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00030
Origin Somalia
Type Caralluma succulent
Caralluma dicapuae (Chiov.) Chiov.
Di Capua's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00031
Origin África Oriental: Etiopía, Somalia, Kenia, Tanzania
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma dioscoridis Lavranos
Socotra Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00032
Origin Isla de Socotra (Yemen)
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma distincta E.A.Bruce
Distinct Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00033
Origin África Oriental: Tanzania, Kenia
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma dodsoniana Lavranos
Dodson's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00034
Origin Somalia
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma dummeri (N.E.Br.) A.C.White & B.Sloane
Dummer's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00035
Origin Uganda, Kenia (África Oriental)
Type Caralluma succulent
Caralluma edulis (Edgew.) Benth. ex Hook.f.
Edible Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00036
Origin India noroccidental, Pakistán, Afganistán, Irán oriental
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma eremastrum O.Schwartz
Arabian Desert Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00037
Origin Arabia Saudita, Yemen (Península Arábiga)
Type Caralluma succulent
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Unique to EuropeRare
Caralluma europaea
European Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00111
Origin Sur de España, Italia meridional, Norte de África (Marruecos, Túnez, Libia, Egipto), Jordania
Type species
Caralluma europaea (Gussone) N.E.Br.
Mediterranean Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00038
Origin España (Almería, Murcia), Italia (Sicilia, Cerdeña, Lampedusa), Malta, norte de África (Marruecos, Argelia, Libia, Egipto)
Type Caralluma succulent
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MedicinalEdible
Caralluma fimbriata
Caralluma fimbriata
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00108
Origin India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar (actualmente reconocida como Caralluma adscendens var. fimbriata)
Type cultivated type species
Caralluma fimbriata Wall.
Fimbriate Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00039
Origin India, Sri Lanka, Pakistán
Type Herbaceous succulent
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Caralluma flava N.E.Br.
Yellow Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00040
Origin Arabia, Somalia, Etiopía
Type Herbaceous succulent
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Caralluma fosteri Pillans
Foster's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00041
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Occidental)
Type Herbaceous succulent
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Caralluma foulcheri-delboscii Lavranos
Foulcher-Delbos Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00042
Origin Marruecos, zona Canaria-Mediterránea
Type Herbaceous succulent
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EndangeredGreenish-yellow flowers
Caralluma frerei
Frere's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00112
Origin India (Ghats Occidentales, Maharashtra)
Type species
Caralluma frerei G.D.Rowley
Frere's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00043
Origin India (Maharashtra, Goa)
Type Herbaceous succulent
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Caralluma geminata (Masson) Schltr.
Twin-flowered Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00044
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo)
Type Herbaceous succulent
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Caralluma geniculata (Gravely & Mayur.) Meve & Liede
Knee-jointed Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00045
Origin India (meseta del Decán)
Type Herbaceous succulent
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Caralluma gracilis (Gravely & Mayur.) Plowes
Slender Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00046
Origin India (sur de India, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka)
Type Herbaceous succulent
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Caralluma grivana (N.E.Br.) Schltr.
Grivana Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00047
Origin Sudáfrica
Type Herbaceous succulent
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Caralluma hahnii Nel
Hahn's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00048
Origin Sudáfrica (región fronteriza con Namibia)
Type Herbaceous succulent
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North Africa
Caralluma hesperidum
Hesperian Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00118
Origin Marruecos, Argelia, Mauritania
Type species
Caralluma hesperidum Maire
Hesperian Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00049
Origin Marruecos (costa atlántica, región de Sous y Tiznit)
Type Caralluma succulent
Caralluma hexagona Lavranos
Six-angled Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00050
Origin Somalia, Omán (costa sur de la Península Arábiga y Cuerno de África)
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma hirtiflora N.E.Br.
Hairy-flowered Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00051
Origin África oriental y austral (Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Sudáfrica nororiental)
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma hottentotorum
Hottentot's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00052
Origin África austral (Sudáfrica, Namibia, Botsuana)
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma incarnata (L.f.) N.E.Br.
Flesh-coloured Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00053
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Occidental y Cabo Oriental)
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma israelitica Zohary & Chaouat
Israeli Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00054
Origin Israel (endémica; desierto del Néguev y laderas del Mar Muerto)
Type Caralluma succulent
Caralluma joannis Maire
Joan's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00055
Origin Marruecos occidental y Argelia noroccidental (cordillera del Atlas y piedemonte)
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma keithii R.A.Dyer
Keith's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00056
Origin Sudáfrica (Transvaal, actual provincia de Gauteng y Limpopo)
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma lateritia N.E.Br.
Brick-red Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00057
Origin África austral (Zimbabwe, Botsuana, noreste de Sudáfrica)
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma leendertziae N.E.Br.
Leendertz's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00058
Origin Sudáfrica (Transvaal, actuales provincias de Limpopo y Mpumalanga)
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma longicornuta Croizat ex J.C.Gomes & E.C.Sousa
Long-horned Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00059
Origin Angola, Namibia
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma longidens N.E.Br.
Long-toothed Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00060
Origin Sudáfrica
Type Caralluma succulent
Caralluma lutea N.E.Br.
Yellow Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00061
Origin África oriental y austral (Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Sudáfrica)
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma mammillaris (L.) N.E.Br.
Nipple Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00062
Origin Sudáfrica (Provincia del Cabo)
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma maroccana (Hook.f.) N.E.Br.
Moroccan Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00063
Origin Marruecos (regiones áridas del suroeste y sur)
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma meintjesiana Lavranos
Meintjes' Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00064
Origin Sudáfrica
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma melanantha (Schltr.) N.E.Br.
Black-flowered Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00065
Origin Sudáfrica
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma montana R.A.Dyer & E.A.Bruce
Mountain Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00066
Origin Sudáfrica (zonas montanas)
Type Caralluma succulent
Caralluma nebrownii A.Berger
N.E. Brown's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00067
Origin Namibia
Type Caralluma succulent
Caralluma negevensis Zohary ex Feinbrun
Negev Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00068
Origin Israel (desierto del Néguev)
Type Caralluma succulent
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Caralluma nilagiriana Kumari & Subba Rao
Nilgiri Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00069
Origin India (Colinas Nilgiri, Tamil Nadu)
Type Succulent
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Caralluma oxyodonta Chiov.
Sharp-toothed Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00070
Origin Etiopía, Somalia
Type Succulent
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Unusual flower
Caralluma penicillata
Brush-tipped Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00119
Origin Arabia Saudita, Yemen
Type species
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Caralluma penicillata (Deflers) N.E.Br.
Tufted Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00071
Origin Yemen, Omán
Type Succulent
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Caralluma piaranthoides Oberm.
Piaranthus-like Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00072
Origin Sudáfrica
Type Succulent
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Caralluma praegracilis Oberm.
Very Slender Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00073
Origin Sudáfrica
Type Succulent
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Caralluma pseudonebrownii Dinter
False N.E. Brown's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00074
Origin Namibia
Type Succulent
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Caralluma punctata (Masson) Schltr.
Spotted-flower Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00075
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo)
Type Succulent
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Caralluma quadrangula (Forssk.) N.E.Br.
Arabian Quadrangular Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00076
Origin Arabia (Península Arábiga, Jordania, Sinaí)
Type Succulent
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Large stems
Caralluma retrospiciens
Arabian Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00113
Origin Península Arábiga, África oriental
Type species
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Caralluma retrospiciens (Ehrenb.) N.E.Br.
Sahel Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00077
Origin Sahel, África occidental (Mali, Burkina Faso, Níger, Chad, Etiopía)
Type Succulent
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Caralluma rivae Chiov.
Riva's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00078
Origin Etiopía, Somalia
Type Succulent
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Caralluma robusta N.E.Br.
Robust Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00079
Origin Sur de África (Sudáfrica, Mozambique)
Type Succulent
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Caralluma rogersii (L.Bolus) E.A.Bruce & R.A.Dyer
Rogers' Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00080
Origin Sudáfrica
Type Succulent
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Caralluma rosengrenii Vierh.
Arabian Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00081
Origin Arabia (Yemen, Omán)
Type Succulent
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Caralluma rubiginosa Werderm.
Rusty Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00082
Origin África Oriental (Tanzania, Kenia)
Type Succulent
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Caralluma ruschiana Dinter
Rusch's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00083
Origin Namibia
Type Succulent
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Caralluma russelliana (Courbon ex Brongn.) Cufod.
Russell's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00084
Origin Arabia, Cuerno de África (Yibuti, Somalia, Eritrea)
Type Succulent
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Caralluma schweickerdtii Oberm.
Schweickerdt's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00085
Origin Sudáfrica
Type Succulent
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Caralluma schweinfurthii A.Berger
Schweinfurth's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00086
Origin África nororiental (Etiopía, Eritrea, Somalia) y Arabia
Type Succulent
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Caralluma scutellata Deflers
Shield-corona Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00087
Origin Yemen, Omán
Type Succulent
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Caralluma shadhbana Lavranos
Shadhbana Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00088
Origin Yemen, Omán
Type Succulent
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Caralluma simonis hort. ex A.Berger
Simon's Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00089
Origin Origen incierto / desconocido
Type Succulent
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Caralluma socotrana (Balf.f.) N.E.Br.
Socotra Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00090
Origin Isla de Socotra (Yemen)
Type Succulent
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Showy flowers
Caralluma speciosa
Showy Caralluma
Specimen ID RN-CARL-00116
Origin África oriental (Tanzania, Kenia)
Type species
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