Biology:Angolluma

Short description: Genus of plants

Angolluma
Angolluma hesperidum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:	Ceropegieae
Genus:	Angolluma R.Munster

Angolluma is a genus of succulent plants in the family Apocynaceae, native primarily to northern-hemisphere Africa, with some species in southern Africa. Unlike the closely related genus Orbea, the flowers arise from the tips of the stems.

Description

Angollumas have fleshy, water-holding stems adorned with soft and fleshy spines and equally fleshy, luridly colourful five-petalled flowers.

Cultivation

Caring for angollumas can be difficult due to how easily their roots rot and die if overwatered at any one time.

Species

Species in the genus include:

• Angolluma dummeri
• Angolluma foetida (M.G. Gilbert) Plowes
• Angolluma wissmanni

References

• The Complete Encyclopedia of Succulents by Zdenek Jezek and Libor Kunte

Wikidata ☰ Q4763829 entry