Caralluma

The genus Caralluma is notorious for the worst-smelling flowers. These flowers, coming at the end of the summer, are pollinated by flies. The smell of the flowers attracts them in large quantities. Species and varieties Caralluma burchardii Caralluma deflersiana Caralluma diffusa Caralluma hesperidum Caralluma socotrana Caralluma commutata ssp. hesperidum synonym of Caralluma hesperidum Caralluma decaisneana ssp. hesperidum synonym of Caralluma hesperidum Caralluma melanantha synonym of Orbeopsis melanantha

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