Orbea lutea ssp. vaga

Orbea lutea ssp. vaga (= Caralluma brownii, Caralluma lutea ssp. vaga, Caralluma nebrownii, Caralluma pseudonebrownii) is a perennial.

Contents 1 Naming 2 Taxonomy 3 Characteristics 3.1 Growth 3.2 Wood and Bark 3.3 Leaves 3.4 Flowers and Fruit 3.5 Root System 4 Distribution 5 Cultivation 6 Uses 7 Maintenance 8 Varities and Cultivars 9 Poisonousness 10 Pests and Diseases 11 Man and Orbea lutea ssp. vaga 11.1 History 11.2 Orbea lutea ssp. vaga in art 11.3 Symbolism 11.4 Superstition 12 See also 13 References 13.1 Literature 13.2 Footnotes 14 Non-commercial Links

[edit] Naming

Orbea lutea ssp. vaga was already described and the name validly published by Nicholas Edward Brown. It was not until 2000, however, that Peter Vincent Bruyns reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics.

[edit] Taxonomy

Orbea lutea ssp. vaga is a subspecies 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.

[edit] Root System

[edit] Distribution

Orbea lutea ssp. vaga is native to South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, Namibia and Angola.

[edit] Cultivation

Orbea lutea ssp. vaga can withstand temperatures down to -6,6º C.

[edit] Uses

[edit] Maintenance

[edit] Varities and Cultivars

[edit] Poisonousness

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[edit] Pests and Diseases

[edit] Man and Orbea lutea ssp. vaga

[edit] History

[edit] Orbea lutea ssp. vaga 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

[edit] Non-commercial Links

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• United States Department of Agriculturees:Orbea lutea ssp. vagafr:Orbea lutea ssp. vaga