| Stapelia gigantea | |
|---|---|
| Carrion Plant flower | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Stapeliae |
| Genus: | Stapelia |
| Species: | S. gigantea |
| Binomial name | |
| Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. |
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Stapelia gigantea is a flowering plant in the Stapelia genus of plants commonly referred to as the Carrion or Toad Plant (although the name Carrion Plant can also refer to Stapelia grandiflora). Stapelia gigantea sometimes also goes by the name of Stapelia nobilis and Stapelia marlothii.