Huernia guttata

{{Short description|Species of plant in the genus Huernia}}

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|genus=Huernia

|species=guttata

|authority=(Masson) Haw.

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  • Ceropegia guttata (Masson) Bruyns
  • Huernia guttata subsp. calitzdorpensis L.C.Leach
  • Huernia lentiginosa (Sims) Haw.
  • Huernia occellata (Jacq.) Schult.
  • Huernia venusta (Masson) Haw.
  • Stapelia guttata Masson
  • Stapelia lentiginosa Sims
  • Stapelia ocellata Jacq.
  • Stapelia venusta Masson

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Huernia guttata is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to the southern Cape Provinces of South Africa.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:98768-1 |title=Huernia guttata (Masson) Haw. |author= |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=4 April 2021 }} A succulent, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web |title=Huernia guttata |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/298659/Huernia-guttata/Details |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=4 April 2021 }}

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guttata

Category:Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces

Category:Plants described in 1812

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