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Orbea (plant)

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Orbea
Orbea schweinfurthii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Ceropegieae
Genus: Orbea
Haw.
Synonyms[1]
  • Angolluma R.Munster
  • Diplocyatha N.E.Br.
  • Orbeanthus L.C.Leach
  • Orbeopsis L.C.Leach
  • Pachycymbium L.C.Leach
  • Podanthes Haw.
  • Stapeliopsis E.Phillips
  • Stultitia E.Phillips

Orbea is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1812.[2] It is native to Africa[3][4] and the Arabian Peninsula.

Species

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of February 2023:[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Orbea Haw". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. Haworth, Adrian Hardy. 1812. Synopsis plantarum succulentarum 37.
  3. Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
  4. Leach, Leslie Charles. 1975. Kirkia 10(1): 289-291.