#stapelianthus

[eriospermum]

Stapelianthus pilosus  Lavranos & D.S. Hardy

[gamosepalous-5lobed]

Stapelianthus keraudreniae

Photographed by: Tulear

The genera of Stapelianthus seems very diverse in flower morphology. The flower of S. keraudreniae resembles H. zebrina at first glance when looking directly at the red raised annulus but also features characteristics associated to the genera Orbea’s annulus when looking at where the lobes connect. The annulus also produces a noticeably sticky excretion from the nectaries  located there.

[just-in-me]

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[gamosepalous-5lobed]

Stapelianthus pilosus

Photographed by: Olovea Kia Ora

[gamosepalous-5lobed]

Stapelianthus pilosus

Photographed by: Olovea Kia Ora

[gamosepalous-5lobed]

Stapelianthus arenarius

“The entire genus is endemic to Madagascar and is concentrated in the far south of the island; much like other genera of Apocynaceae sub family Asclepiadoideae, the derived context that characterizes this genus is defined by the unique corona structure of its flowers.” -M.P.

Photo via KeepitClose and Madhav Pande 

[gamosepalous-5lobed]

Stapelianthus madagascariensis

Photographed by: W. Augusto