Caralluma edulis
Caralluma edulis (Edgew.) Benth. ex Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India 4: 76 (1883).
Synonyms:
- Boucerosia edulis Edgew. J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 205 (1862).
- Boucerosia stocksiana Boiss. Fl. Orient. 4: 63 (1875).
- Brachystelma subaphyllum (Schltr.) K.Schum. Ann. Bot. (Rome) 7: 40 (1907).
- Caralluma vittata N.E.Br. Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 483 (1903).
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Erect succulent herb, 15-45 cm tall, branches subterete, 4-grooved. Leaves (when present) 6-13 mm long, linear, acute. Flowers in pairs in axils of scale-likes bracts. Pedicels 3.5-13 mm long. Sepals 5, c. 2.5 mm, glabrous, ovate, acute. Corolla campanulate, purple inside, c. 6-7 mm long, lobes ovate-lanceolate, acute; outer corona 5-lobed, each lobe with 2 teeth; lobes of inner corona c. 1 mm long, linear. Pollinium 1 in each anther cell. Follicles 8.5-11 cm long.
India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia. The Farasan Islands(Farasan Al-Kabir-AdDissan-Dawshak).