Orbea lugardii
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Orbea lugardii (N.E.Br.) Bruyns |
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Divisio: Magnoliophyta Subdivisio: Magnoliophytina Classis: Rosopsida Subclassis: Lamiidae Superordo: Gentiananae Ordo: Gentianales |
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Orbea lugardii (= Caralluma lugardii) is a perennial.
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[edit] Naming
Orbea lugardii was already described and the name validly published by Nicholas Edward Brown. It was not until 2001, however, that Peter Vincent Bruyns reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics.
[edit] Taxonomy
Orbea lugardii 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 lugardii is native to South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, Namibia and Botswana.
[edit] Cultivation
Orbea lugardii 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 lugardii
[edit] History
[edit] Orbea lugardii 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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