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Succulent taxonomic card

Orbea caudata

(N.E.Br.) Bruyns

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Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Orbea

Name and source scope

Accepted name in WCVP 16, 4 June 2026 edition. This card documents nomenclature. Inclusion in the succulent scope is supported by the cited source. [27-WWW]

First publication of the name · Aloe 37: 73 (2000)

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Synonyms and earlier names

  • Caralluma caudata N.E.Br. · homotypic synonym
  • Caralluma caudata subsp. rhodesiaca L.C.Leach · homotypic synonym
  • Caralluma caudata var. chibensis (C.A.Lückh.) C.A.Lückh.
  • Caralluma caudata var. fusca C.A.Lückh.
  • Caralluma caudata var. milleri Nel
  • Caralluma caudata var. stevensonii Oberm.
  • Caralluma chibensis C.A.Lückh.
  • Caralluma praegracilis Oberm.
  • Ceropegia caudata (N.E.Br.) Bruyns · homotypic synonym
  • Ceropegia caudata subsp. rhodesiaca (L.C.Leach) Bruyns · homotypic synonym
  • Orbeopsis caudata (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach · homotypic synonym
  • Orbeopsis caudata subsp. rhodesiaca (L.C.Leach) L.C.Leach · homotypic synonym
  • Orbeopsis chibensis (C.A.Lückh.) Plowes

Accepted infraspecific taxa

  • Orbea caudata subsp. caudata
  • Orbea caudata subsp. rhodesiaca (L.C.Leach) Bruyns

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