Orbea decaisneana
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Orbea decaisneana (Lem.) Bruyns |
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Divisio: Magnoliophyta Subdivisio: Magnoliophytina Classis: Rosopsida Subclassis: Lamiidae Superordo: Gentiananae Ordo: Gentianales |
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Orbea decaisneana (= Caralluma hesperidum) is a perennial.
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[edit] Naming
Orbea decaisneana was already described and the name validly published by Charles Lemaire. It was not until 2001, however, that Peter Vincent Bruyns reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics.
[edit] Taxonomy
Orbea decaisneana is a species in the genus Orbea which contains 54 species and belongs to the family of the Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family).
[edit] Characteristics
[edit] Growth
[edit] Wood and Bark
[edit] Leaves
[edit] Flowers and Fruit
The flowers are five-petaled. The flowers are arranged in clusters.
The fruits are follicles.
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[edit] Distribution
Orbea decaisneana is native to Morocco, Algeria, Mauretania, Senegal and Sudan.
[edit] Cultivation
Orbea decaisneana can withstand temperatures only above 1,2º C.
[edit] Uses
[edit] Maintenance
[edit] Varities and Cultivars
[edit] Poisonousness
Please read the health issues note!
[edit] Pests and Diseases
[edit] Man and Orbea decaisneana
[edit] History
[edit] Orbea decaisneana in art
[edit] Symbolism
[edit] Superstition
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] Literature
- Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: Der große Zander. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7. (Ger.)
- Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003, ISBN 0-7513-3738-2.
- efloras.org
[edit] Footnotes
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