Huernia

plant genus

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In Asclepiadoideae
Several succulent plants—such as Hoodia, Huernia, and carrion flower (Stapelia)—produce odours that humans find offensive but which attract flies to pollinate the plants. The ant plant (Dischidia rafflesiana) is uniquely adapted with hollow inflated leaves filled with root structures. The leaves can store rainwater or, if punctured, form a
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