Biology:Orbea (plant)

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

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

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Orbea Haw.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:3544-1. 
  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.

Wikidata ☰ Q162376 entry