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Succulent taxonomic card

Orbea namaquensis

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

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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 · Kirkia 10: 290 (1975)

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Synonyms and earlier names

  • Ceropegia namaquana Bruyns · homotypic synonym
  • Stapelia ciliolata (N.E.Br.) Rüst
  • Stapelia namaquensis N.E.Br. · homotypic synonym
  • Stapelia namaquensis var. bidens N.E.Br.
  • Stapelia namaquensis var. ciliolata N.E.Br.
  • Stapelia namaquensis var. minor N.E.Br.
  • Stapelia namaquensis var. tridentata N.E.Br.
  • Stapelia tridentata (N.E.Br.) Rüst

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