798 — Number of the plant
at the book: The Mother. The Spiritual Significance of Flowers.- 1-st Ed. / Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry (India).- Singapore: Ho Printing, 2000.- ISBN 81-7058-609-7
Classification
► Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
► Class Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
► Subclass Asteridae
► Order Gentianales
► Family Asclepiadaceae - Milkweed family
Synonyms
Common names
Carrion flower (English)
Carrion flowers (English)
Starfish flower (English)
Stapélie (French)
Description
Large malodorous purple brown star-shaped flower covered with dense hairs and yellow transverse lines; borne singly or in few-flowered clusters near the base of the plant. A succulent perennial herb with thick fleshy usually four- angled stems branching from the base.
