Angolluma

Angolluma is a genus of succulent plants in the family Apocynaceae, native primarily to northern-hemisphere Africa, with some species in southern Africa.[1] Unlike the closely related genus Orbea, the flowers arise from the tips of the stems.[1]

Angolluma
Angolluma hesperidum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:
Ceropegieae
Genus:
Angolluma

R.Munster

Description

Angollumas have fleshy, water-holding stems adorned with soft and fleshy spines and equally fleshy, luridly colourful five-petalled flowers.

Cultivation

Caring for angollumas can be difficult due to how easily their roots rot and die if overwatered at any one time.

Species

Species in the genus include:

  • Angolluma dummeri
  • Angolluma foetida (M.G. Gilbert) Plowes
  • Angolluma wissmanni

References
  1. Darrel Plowes (2008), "Angolluma taitica (Bruyns) Plowes comb. nov.", Asklepios, 103
  • The Complete Encyclopedia of Succulents by Zdenek Jezek and Libor Kunte
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