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Definition of stapelia in English: stapelianoun stəˈpiːlɪəstəˈpēlyə A succulent African plant with large star-shaped fleshy flowers that have bold markings and a fetid smell of rotting meat that attracts pollinating flies. 豹皮花属植物。亦称CARRION FLOWER Genus Stapelia, family Asclepiadaceae Also called carrion flower Example sentencesExamples - With the first rains, the seemingly arid soil of the Upper Karoo bursts into abundant life, its hardy succulents - aloes, crassulas and stapelias - complementing the sweet grasses on which the region's myriad merino and fat-tailed sheep graze.
- Other prominent succulent plant families include Euphorbiaceae, Asclepiadaceae (milkweeds and stapelias), Aloaceae and Portulacaceae (portulaca).
- There are several succulents: crown of thorns, Madagascar palms, stapelias, optunia sublata to name a few.
- The official name is stapelia leendertziae and it started blooming about 3 weeks ago.
- The garden has fairly comprehensive collections of succulent plants like haworthias, gasterias, stapelias, huernias, duvalias, adeniums, pachypodiums, tylecodons, lithops and other mesembs.
OriginModern Latin, named after Jan Bode von Stapel (died 1636), Dutch botanist. Definition of stapelia in US English: stapelianounstəˈpēlyə A succulent African plant with large star-shaped fleshy flowers that have bold markings and a fetid smell of rotting meat that attracts pollinating flies. 豹皮花属植物。亦称CARRION FLOWER Genus Stapelia, family Asclepiadaceae Also called carrion flower Example sentencesExamples - Other prominent succulent plant families include Euphorbiaceae, Asclepiadaceae (milkweeds and stapelias), Aloaceae and Portulacaceae (portulaca).
- The garden has fairly comprehensive collections of succulent plants like haworthias, gasterias, stapelias, huernias, duvalias, adeniums, pachypodiums, tylecodons, lithops and other mesembs.
- The official name is stapelia leendertziae and it started blooming about 3 weeks ago.
- There are several succulents: crown of thorns, Madagascar palms, stapelias, optunia sublata to name a few.
- With the first rains, the seemingly arid soil of the Upper Karoo bursts into abundant life, its hardy succulents - aloes, crassulas and stapelias - complementing the sweet grasses on which the region's myriad merino and fat-tailed sheep graze.
OriginModern Latin, named after Jan Bode von Stapel (died 1636), Dutch botanist. |