Apocynaceae

Apteranthes burchardii (N.E.Br.) Plowes

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Apteranthes

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Apteranthes burchardii (Apteranthes burchardii) — FlowerPhoto: Marcelo Cabrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

arz: ابيرانثيس بورشاردى
Chinese: 方龙角, 龙角
German: Burchards Fliegenblume

Synonyms

Caralluma burchardii N.E.Br.
Caralluma burchardii var. purpurascens Maire
Caralluma burchardii var. stevenii H.Lamb. & B.Lamb.

Flowers

In flower: December to January (from 23 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Marcelo Cabrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: amantedarmanin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Christoph Moning, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Juanillo1976, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Riccardo Rocca, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: KP Laer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ben Jobson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: MMFE, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.