Orbea longidens (N.E. Br.) L.C. Leach

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Synonyms: Ceropegia longidens (N.E.Br.) Bruyns
Stapelia longidens N.E. Br.
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Status: Native
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Derivation of specific name: Southern Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal South Africa.
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Mozambique distribution: M
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Endemic status: Near Endemic
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Literature:

Bruyns, P.V. (2002). Monograph of Orbea and Ballyanthus (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae-Ceropegieae) Systematic Botany Monographs 63 Pages 142 - 144. (Includes a picture).

Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 26.

Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 80.

Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 221 - 222.

Leach, L.C. (1975). The Reinstatement of Orbea Haw. (Asclepiadaceae) Kirkia 10(1) Page 290.

Leach, L.C. (1978). A contribution towards a new classification of Stapelieae (Asclepiadaceae) with a preliminary review of Orbea Haw. and descriptions of three new genera Excelsa Taxonomic Series No. 1 Aloe, Cactus and Succulent Society of Zimbabwe Pages 12 - 13. (Includes a picture).

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Orbea longidens
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Orbea longidens
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Orbea longidens
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Orbea longidens
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iNaturalist: Orbea longidens
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Orbea longidens
JSTOR Plant Science: Orbea longidens
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Orbea longidens
Plants of the World Online: Orbea longidens
Tropicos: Orbea longidens
Wikipedia: Orbea longidens


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Orbea longidens.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=185240, retrieved 21 November 2024

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