STAPELIA

‖Sta‐pe″li‐a (@–lĭ‐ȧ), n. [[NL. So named after John Bodæus a Stapel, a physician of Amsterdam.]] (Bot.) An extensive and curious genus of African plants of the natural order Asclepiadaceæ (Milkweed family). They are succulent plants without leaves, frequently covered with dark tubercles giving them a very grotesque appearance. The odor of the blossoms is like that of carrion.