Caralluma

Taxobox
name = Caralluma

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image_caption = "Caralluma acuntangula" inflorescence
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Gentianales
familia = Apocynaceae
subfamilia = Asclepiadoideae
genus = "Caralluma"
genus authority = R.Br.

"Caralluma" is a genus of plants consisting of about 120 species. Once classified in the family Asclepiadaceae, it is now in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae of the dogbane family Apocynaceae. Most of the species occur in Africa, including several taxa valued by people for their medicinal properties. One species, "Caralluma edulis" is eaten as a vegetable.

elected species

* "Caralluma burchardii"
* "Caralluma acutangula" (Decne.) N.E.Br.
* "Caralluma adscendens" (Roxb.) R.Br.
* "Caralluma edulis" (Edgew.) Benth. ex Hook.f.
* "Caralluma fimbriata"
* "Caralluma negevensis"
* "Caralluma somalica" N.E.Br.
* "Caralluma speciosa" (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br.

External links

[http://www.ipni.org/index.html International Plant Names Index]