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Pachycymbium decaisneanum subs. hesperidum (Maire) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork

Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE

= Orbea decaisneana subs. hesperidum (Maire) Jonkers
Asklepios 100: 58 2008.

Accepted Scientific Name: Orbea decaisneana (Lem.) Bruyns
Aloe 37: 74 2000

Pachycymbium decaisneanum subs. hesperidum (Orbea decaisneana subs. hesperidum) Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Orbea decaisneana (Lem.) Bruyns
Aloe 37: 74 2000
Synonymy: 17
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Orbea decaisneana group

  • Orbea decaisneana (Lem.) Bruyns: has blackish-purple star shaped flowers frosted with minute white papillae. It is a widespread and variable species of Sahel and Sahara regions of Africa and southern Arabia.
  • Orbea decaisneana subs. hesperidum (Maire) Jonkers: is the Moroccan form of Orbea decaisneana. In accordance with the variability of the species the “hesperidum” subspecies is invalid and nowadays considered as a synonym.
  • Orbea decaisneana subs. hesperidum f. cristata hort.: Crested form.

20048 giuseppe2 Giuseppe Distefano
Pachycymbium decaisneanum subs. hesperidum (Orbea decaisneana subs. hesperidum) Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano
26387 diegoe Diego Armentano
Pachycymbium decaisneanum subs. hesperidum (Orbea decaisneana subs. hesperidum) Photo by: Diego Armentano


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