Orbea maculata
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Orbea maculata (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach |
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Divisio: Magnoliophyta Subdivisio: Magnoliophytina Classis: Rosopsida Subclassis: Lamiidae Superordo: Gentiananae Ordo: Gentianales |
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Orbea maculata (= Caralluma grandidens, Caralluma maculata) is a perennial.
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[edit] Naming
Orbea maculata was already described and the name validly published by Nicholas Edward Brown. It was not until 1978, however, that Leslie Charles Leach reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics.
[edit] Taxonomy
Orbea maculata 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.
[edit] Root System
[edit] Distribution
Orbea maculata is native to Botswana.
[edit] Cultivation
Orbea maculata 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 maculata
[edit] History
[edit] Orbea maculata 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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