Orbea is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1812.[2] It is native to Africa[3][4] and the Arabian Peninsula.
Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of February 2023:[1]
moved to other genera (Pachycymbium, Stisseria)
Orbea is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1812. It is native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
SpeciesSpecies accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of February 2023:
Orbea abayensis (M.G.Gilbert) Bruyns - Ethiopia Orbea albocastanea (Marloth) Bruyns - Great Namaqualand in Namibia Orbea araysiana (Lavranos & Bilaidi) Bruyns Orbea baldratii (A.C.White & B.Sloane) Bruyns - Eritrea Orbea carnosa (Stent) Bruyns - Limpopo, Mpumalanga Orbea caudata (N.E.Br.) Bruyns Orbea chrysostephana (Deflers) Bruyns Orbea ciliata (Thunb.) L.C.Leach - South Africa Orbea circes (M.G.Gilbert) Bruyns Orbea conjuncta (A.C.White & B.Sloane) Bruyns Orbea cooperi (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach - South Africa Orbea cucullata (Plowes) Meve Orbea decaisneana (Lem.) Bruyns - Senegal Orbea deflersiana (Lavranos) Bruyns Orbea denboefii (Lavranos) Bruyns - Kenya Orbea distincta (E.A.Bruce) Bruyns - Tanzania Orbea dummeri (N.E.Br.) Bruyns - Uganda, Ethiopia Orbea fenestrata (Plowes) Meve Orbea gemugofana (M.G.Gilbert) Bruyns Orbea gerstneri (Letty) Bruyns - KwaZulu-Natal Orbea gilbertii (Plowes) Bruyns Orbea halipedicola L.C.Leach - Mozambique Orbea hardyi (R.A.Dyer) Bruyns Orbea huernioides (P.R.O.Bally) Bruyns Orbea huillensis (Hiern) Bruyns - tropical Africa Orbea knobelii (E.Phillips) Bruyns - Botswana Orbea laikipiensis (M.G.Gilbert) Bruyns Orbea laticorona (M.G.Gilbert) Bruyns Orbea longidens (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach - Mozambique Orbea lugardii (N.E.Br.) Bruyns Orbea luntii (N.E.Br.) Bruyns Orbea lutea (N.E.Br.) Bruyns - South Africa Orbea maculata (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach - tropical Africa Orbea mcloughlinii (I.Verd.) L.C.Leach Orbea melanantha (Schltr.) Bruyns - South Africa Orbea miscella (N.E.Br.) Meve Orbea namaquensis (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach - South Africa, Namibia Orbea nardii Raffaelli, Mosti & Tardelli Orbea paradoxa (I.Verd.) L.C.Leach - KwaZulu-Natal Orbea parviloba (Bruyns) Meve Orbea pulchella (Masson) L.C.Leach - South Africa Orbea rogersii (L.Bolus) Bruyns Orbea sacculata (N.E.Br.) Bruyns Orbea schweinfurthii (A.Berger) Bruyns - tropical Africa Orbea semitubiflora (L.E.Newton) Bruyns Orbea semota (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach - Tanzania Orbea sprengeri (E.Dammann & Sprenger) Bruyns Orbea subterranea (E.A.Bruce & P.R.O.Bally) Bruyns Orbea taitica Bruyns - Kenya Orbea tapscottii (I.Verd.) L.C.Leach - Botswana Orbea tubiformis (E.A.Bruce & P.R.O.Bally) Bruyns Orbea umbracula (M.D.Hend.) L.C.Leach - Zimbabwe Orbea valida (N.E.Br.) Bruyns - Zimbabwe Orbea variegata (L.) Haw. - South Africa Orbea verrucosa (Masson) L.C.Leach - South Africa Orbea vibratilis (E.A.Bruce & P.R.O.Bally) Bruyns Orbea wilsonii (P.R.O.Bally) Bruyns Orbea wissmannii (O.Schwartz) Bruyns Orbea woodii (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach - KwaZulu-Natal Formerly includedmoved to other genera (Pachycymbium, Stisseria)
O. anguinea now Stisseria anguina O. bisulca now Stisseria bisulca O. bufonia now Stisseria bufonia O. clypeata now Stisseria clypeata O. conspurcata now Stisseria conspurcata O. curtisii now Stisseria curtisii O. decaisneana now Pachycymbium decaisneanum O. decora now Stisseria decora O. maculosa now Stisseria maculosa O. marginata now Stisseria marginata O. marmorata now Stisseria marmorata O. mixta now Stisseria mixta O. mutabilis now Stisseria mutabilis O. normalis now Stisseria normalis O. orbicularis now Stisseria orbicularis O. picta now Stisseria picta O. planiflora now Stisseria planiflora O. retusa now Stisseria retusa O. rugosa now Stisseria rugosa O. woodfordiana now Stisseria woodfordiana