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Echidnopsis
Sign in to saveEchidnopsis is a genus of succulent, cactus-like plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1871. They are native to eastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
General: Echidnopsis is well characterized by its small, creeping
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 30
- With media
- 12
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Collections
- MO, K, UPS, US, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Apocynaceae
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- Echidnopsis.jpg
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- Echidnopsis
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- Echidnopsis
- topic's main category
- Category:Echidnopsis
- taxon common name
- 青龙角属
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Encyclopedic overview
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Echidnopsis is a genus of succulent, cactus-like plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1871. They are native to eastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Accepted species Species formerly included Echidnopsis quadrangula now Caralluma quadrangula Taxonomy Phylogenetic studies have shown the genus to be monophyletic, and most closely related to the genus Rhytidocaulon. Marginally more distantly related is a sister branch comprising the genus Pseudolithos and the widespread Caralluma stapeliads of North Africa.
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