Stapelia unicornis C.H. Luckh.

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Synonyms:	Ceropegia unicornis (C.A. Luckh.) Bruyns Gonostemon unicornis (C.A. Luckh.) P.V. Heath
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Frequency:	Very local.
Status:	Native
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Habitat:	In shallow soils on ledges and rocky outcrops
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Worldwide distribution:	southern Mozambique, Eswatini and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Mozambique distribution:	M
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Endemic status:	Near Endemic
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Literature:	Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Pages 118 - 119. (Includes a picture). Bruyns, P.V. (2005). Stapeliads of Southern Africa and Madagascar Volume II Umdaus Press, Hatfield, South Africa Pages 475 - 476. (Includes a picture). Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 80. Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 194 - 195.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Stapelia unicornis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Stapelia unicornis
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Stapelia unicornis
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