Biology:Orbea (plant)
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Orbea | |
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| Orbea schweinfurthii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Ceropegieae |
| Genus: | Orbea Haw. |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Orbea Haw.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:3544-1.
- ↑ Haworth, Adrian Hardy. 1812. Synopsis plantarum succulentarum 37.
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Leach, Leslie Charles. 1975. Kirkia 10(1): 289-291.
Wikidata ☰ Q162376 entry
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