Orbea melanantha
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Orbea melanantha (Schltr.) Bruyns |
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Divisio: Magnoliophyta Subdivisio: Magnoliophytina Classis: Rosopsida Subclassis: Lamiidae Superordo: Gentiananae Ordo: Gentianales |
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Orbea melanantha (= Caralluma leendertziae, Caralluma melanantha, Orbeopsis melanantha, Stapelia melanantha) is a perennial.
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[edit] Naming
Orbea melanantha was already described and the name validly published by Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter. It was not until 1978, however, that Peter Vincent Bruyns reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics.
[edit] Taxonomy
Orbea melanantha 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
The perennials grow to a height of approximately 0,08 meters.
[edit] Wood and Bark
[edit] Leaves
[edit] Flowers and Fruit
The flowers are five-petaled and red. The flowers are arranged in clusters.
The fruits are follicles.
[edit] Root System
[edit] Distribution
Orbea melanantha is native to Zimbabwe and South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland.
[edit] Cultivation
Orbea melanantha can withstand temperatures down to -6,6º 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 melanantha
[edit] History
[edit] Orbea melanantha 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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