Stapelia olivacea, 1876

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Original illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, published as plate 6212, 1st February, 1876. Watercolour and pencil on paper. Sent to Kew by H.E. Sir Henry Barkly in April 1874, it flowered there in September of the same year. Stapelias are commonly known as carrion flowers
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Media ID 654287
Date: 3rd December 2007
Credit: © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Associated Categories: Curtis's Botanical Magazine
Associated Categories: Cacti and Succulents
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