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Stapelia semota N.E.Br.
J. Cact. Succ. Soc. Amer. 4: 393 1933
Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Orbea semota (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach
Kirkia 10(1): 290 1975

Stapelia semota (Orbea semota) Photo by: Luiza Ferreira

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Orbea semota (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach
Kirkia 10(1): 290 1975
Synonymy: 6 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Orbea semota subs. orientalis Bruyns
Syst. Bot. Monogr. 63: 136 (2002)
Synonymy: 2
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Orbea semota group

  • Orbea semota (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach: has dark maroon or dark brown flowers with yellow marks at tips or throughout lobes. Distribution: Rwanda. Kenya and Tanzania
  • Orbea semota var. lutea: has brilliant light yellow flowers about 4 cm in diameter, fringed with simple hairs that flicker in the faintest breeze. Distribution: near Nairobi in Kenya
  • Orbea semota subs. orientalis Bruyns: has dark purple, rugulose blooms, with a fetid odour of dung. Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania.

26454 diegoe Diego Armentano
Stapelia semota (Orbea semota) Photo by: Diego Armentano
22955 luiza Luiza Ferreira
Stapelia semota (Orbea semota) Photo by: Luiza Ferreira

23033 luiza Luiza Ferreira
Stapelia semota (Orbea semota) Photo by: Luiza Ferreira
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