Biology:Orbea ciliata
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Orbea
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Orbea |
| Species: | O. ciliata
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| Orbea ciliata (Thunb.) L.C.Leach
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Orbea ciliata, called the starfish stapelia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1][2] A succulent, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Orbea ciliata (Thunb.) L.C.Leach". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:99889-1.
- ↑ "Orbea ciliata Starfish Stapelia". World of Succulents. 2020. https://worldofsucculents.com/scientific-names/orbea-ciliata.
- ↑ "Orbea ciliata". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/327530/i-Orbea-ciliata-i/Details.
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