Orbea lutea
Orbea lutea

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Gentianales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Ceropegieae
Subtribus: Stapeliinae
Genus: Orbea
Species: Orbea lutea
Subspecies: O. l. subsp. lutea – O. l. subsp. vaga

Name edit

Orbea lutea (N.E.Br.) Bruyns, 2001

Synonyms edit

  • Basionym
    • Caralluma lutea N.E.Br., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 20: t. 1901 (1890).
  • Homotypic
    • Orbeopsis lutea (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach, Excelsa, Taxon. Ser. 1: 64 (1978).
    • Ceropegia lutea (N.E.Br.) Bruyns, S. African J. Bot. 112: 427 (2017).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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