Stapelia and Other Carrion Flower Succulents

[doxneed2c-me]

I am curious if anyone can list all genuses of succulents which have carrion scented flowers.

I know there is Stapelia and Hoodia but I am curious if there are others.

Edited June 9, 2014 by doxneed2c-me

[Philocacti]

I only have one species and it smells bad , but you have to stuff your nose in the flower to smell it ;)

Here it is

http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=27454&hl=stapelia

Edited April 22, 2014 by Philocacti

[zelly]

I've got 3 species that i know of....& none of them have a pleasing fragrance......

super easy to grow, & all mine flower

[Berengar]

Stapelia flavopurpurea is the only species (to my knowledge) that smells like honey to attract bees. All others have the appearance and fragrance of rotting flesh to atract flies, which then lay eggs in the flower and spread the pollen in the proccess.

One interesting thing about the Asclepiadaceae family is that they can be grafted to each other, much like the Cactaceae. There are some amazing species within that family, including the very rare Pseudolithos and Whitsloanea. There are some species with insanely beautiful flowers, most notably in the Huernia and Carraluma genera, but there are many others. And most of them use flies as their main polinators.

[watertrade]

There was another thread with some similar discussion and pics a week or so ago here.

http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=38239

[doxneed2c-me]

I think S. erectiflora is also sweet smelling.

[franky]

Just stuck my nose into a stapelia flower, the one I have defiantly smells like rotting flesh lol

[doxneed2c-me]

I am looking for a list of all genera which have carrion scented flowers.

[Berengar]

Angolluma

Caralluma

Ceropegia

Desmidorchis

Duvalia

Echidnopsis

Edithcolea

Frerea

Hoodia

Huernia

Huerniopsis

Larryleachia

Notechidnopsis

Orbea

Orbeopsis

Piaranthus

Pachycymbium

Pectinaria

Pseudolithos

Pseudopectinaria

Quaqua

Rhytidocaulon

Stapelia

Stapelianthus

Stapeliopsis

Tavaresia

Tridentea

Tromotriche

Whitesloanea

[doxneed2c-me]

Thank you very much!

[doxneed2c-me]

This is a bit ignorant but are these all succulents?

[doxneed2c-me]

Can anyone name a few specimen that have beautiful patterns on their flowers?

[watertrade]

http://www.cactus-mall.com/stapeliad/picturef.html

[doxneed2c-me]

Thanks not quite the patterns I was looking for but useful none the less.

[Berengar]

Huernia hystrix and Huernia zebrina jump to mind.

[doxneed2c-me]

I like the Edithcolea grandis a lot and similar looking ones if anyone can suggest any like this. The patterns are remarkable. I will do some research tonight also.

[doxneed2c-me]

I like Huernia marcocarpa v. schweinfurthii.

What would you normally use as a grafting stock for these.

I am curious with the other genuses if there any that smell good like Stapelia flavorpurea and Stapelia erectiflora