Quaqua incarnata is a species of succulent plant in the genus Quaqua. It is endemic to southwestern Namibia and to the Namaqualand region in the western Cape Provinces of South Africa.[2]

Quaqua incarnata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Quaqua
Species:
Q. incarnata
Binomial name
Quaqua incarnata
(L.f.) Bruyns
Synonyms[2]
  • Boucerosia incarnata (L.f.) N.E.Br.
  • Caralluma incarnata (L.f.) N.E.Br.
  • Ceropegia incarnata (L.f.) Bruyns
  • Piaranthus incarnatus (L.f.) G.Don
  • Podanthes incarnata (L.f.) Sweet
  • Stapelia incarnata L.f.

Conservation status

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Quaqua incarnata is classified as Least Concern as the population is stable.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "SANBI Red List of South African Plants". South African National Biodiversity Institute Threatened Species Programme. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  2. ^ a b "Quaqua incarnata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
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