Apocynaceae

Zulu giant

Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br.

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Stapelia

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Common names

By language (4)

Afrikaans: Reuseaasblom
Chinese: 大豹皮花, 巨花犀角, 大花犀角
English: Zulu giant
Swedish: Jätteordenstjärna

Synonyms

Gonostemon giganteus (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath
Gonostemon giganteus var. marlothii (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath
Gonostemon giganteus var. nobilis (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath
Gonostemon giganteus var. pallidus (E.Phillips) P.V.Heath
Gonostemon giganteus var. youngii (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath
Stapelia cyclista C.A.Lückh.
Stapelia marlothii N.E.Br.
Stapelia youngii N.E.Br.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced

Photos

Photo: Camilla Floros, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinkun Chen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinkun Chen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinkun Chen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinkun Chen, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.