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Monolluma quadrangula

Monolluma quadrangula is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to the Arabian Peninsula. It was first described by Peter Forsskål in 1775 as Stapelia quadrangula.

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Monolluma quadrangula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Monolluma
Species:
M. quadrangula
Binomial name
Monolluma quadrangula
(Forssk.) Plowes1
Synonyms1
  • Boucerosia forskalii Decne., nom. illeg.
  • Boucerosia quadrangula (Forssk.) Decne.
  • Caralluma forsskalii Plowsen, nom. superfl.
  • Caralluma quadrangula (Forssk.) N.E.Br.
  • Ceropegia quadrangula (Forssk.) Bruyns
  • Desmidorchis forsskalii Decne., nom. illeg.
  • Desmidorchis quadrangula (Forssk.) Kuntze
  • Echidnopsis quadrangula (Forssk.) Deflers
  • Stapelia quadrangula Forssk.

Monolluma quadrangula is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to the Arabian Peninsula (Oman, Saudi Arabia and Yemen).1 It was first described by Peter Forsskål in 1775 as Stapelia quadrangula.2

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