Stapelia flavopurpurea

Stapelia flavopurpurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Genus: Stapelia
Species: S. flavopurpurea
Binomial name
Stapelia flavopurpurea

Stapelia flavopurpurea is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to Namibia. The flowers produced by the plant are quite unusual. They range from a bright yellow to greenish color and smell of beeswax.

A flower of S. flavopurpurea.

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