Caralluma

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Read about Caralluma in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Caralluma (aboriginal name). Asclepiadaceae. Low succulents, sometimes seen in collections; about 40 species, from S. Spain and Afr. to Arabia and India. They resemble stapelias, and require similar treatment. The sts. are leafless, somewhat branched, erect, 4-sided and the angles toothed: fls. near the summit of the sts., more or less clustered, purple, brown and yellow, and other colors; corolla rotate and 5-parted: fr. long and slender follicles. The carallumas are probably not in the American trade. Some of the names that may be expected in collections are C. adscendens, R. Br.; C. affinis, Wildem.; C. campanulata, N. E. Br. (Boucerosia campanulata, Wight); C. commutata, Berger (sometimes grown as C. Sprengeri); C. fimbriata, Wall.; C. inversa, N. E. Br.; C. Luntii, N. E. Br.; C. Sprengeri, N. E. Br.; C. Simonis, Berger (Boucerosia Simonis, Hort.); C. taria, N. E. Br. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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