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Orbeanthus
Orbeanthus hardyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Ceropegieae
Genus: Orbeanthus
L.C. Leach

Orbeanthus is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1978.[1][2] It is native to South Africa.[3]

Species[4]
  1. Orbeanthus conjunctus (White & Sloane) L.C. Leach - South Africa
  2. Orbeanthus hardyi (R.A. Dyer) L.C. Leach - South Africa

References

  1. ^ Leach, Leslie Charles. 1978. Excelsa. Taxonomic Series 1: 71
  2. ^ Tropicos, genus Orbeanthus
  3. ^ Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
  4. ^ The Plant List, genus Orbeanthus