Papillaria brotheri
Papillaria africana
(Müll.Hal.) A.Jaeger Species
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- Botanical name
- Papillaria africana
- Family
- Meteoriaceae
- Genus
- Papillaria
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Papillaria africana
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Papillaria africana but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Meteorium africanum
Neckera africana
Neckera perichaetialis
Papillaria africana f. pinnata
Papillaria africana var. africana
Papillaria africana var. flagellacea
Papillaria africana var. gracilis
Papillaria africana var. natalensis
Papillaria ankaratrensis
Papillaria ankeriensis
Papillaria boiviniana
Papillaria boiviniana var. gracilis
Papillaria boiviniana var. macrotis
Papillaria boivinii
Papillaria boivinii var. gracilis
Papillaria boivinii var. macrotis
Papillaria filifunalis
Papillaria flaccidula
Papillaria perichaetialis
Papillaria renauldii
Papillaria serpentina
Trachypus perichaetialis
Others in Papillaria
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