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Orbea
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Orbea

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.

Species

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44 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Variegated Carrion-flower

speciesOrbea variegata

Yellow Carrion Flower

speciesOrbea lutea

Orbea melanantha

speciesOrbea melanantha

Orbea namaquensis

speciesOrbea namaquensis

Orbea verrucosa

speciesOrbea verrucosa

Orbea carnosa

speciesOrbea carnosa

Orbea decaisneana

speciesOrbea decaisneana

Orbea dummeri

speciesOrbea dummeri

Orbea cooperi

speciesOrbea cooperi

Orbea rogersii

speciesOrbea rogersii

Orbea caudata

speciesOrbea caudata

Orbea tapscottii

speciesOrbea tapscottii

Orbea halipedicola

speciesOrbea halipedicola

Orbea schweinfurthii

speciesOrbea schweinfurthii

Orbea conjuncta

speciesOrbea conjuncta

Orbea paradoxa

speciesOrbea paradoxa

Orbea lugardii

speciesOrbea lugardii

Orbea semota

speciesOrbea semota

Orbea longidens

speciesOrbea longidens

Orbea pulchella

speciesOrbea pulchella

Orbea ciliata

speciesOrbea ciliata

Orbea maculata

speciesOrbea maculata

Orbea gemugofana

speciesOrbea gemugofana

Orbea luntii

speciesOrbea luntii

Orbea valida

speciesOrbea valida

Orbea semitubiflora

speciesOrbea semitubiflora

Orbea mcloughlinii

speciesOrbea mcloughlinii

Orbea umbracula

speciesOrbea umbracula

Orbea woodii

speciesOrbea woodii

Orbea abayensis

speciesOrbea abayensis

Orbea tubiformis

speciesOrbea tubiformis

Orbea laikipiensis

speciesOrbea laikipiensis

Orbea sprengeri

speciesOrbea sprengeri

Orbea huillensis

speciesOrbea huillensis

Orbea deflersiana

speciesOrbea deflersiana

Orbea longii

speciesOrbea longii

Orbea miscella

speciesOrbea miscella

Orbea wissmannii

speciesOrbea wissmannii

Orbea albocastanea

speciesOrbea albocastanea

Orbea elegans

speciesOrbea elegans

Orbea gerstneri

speciesOrbea gerstneri

Orbea hardyi

speciesOrbea hardyi

Orbea knobelii

speciesOrbea knobelii

Orbea gilbertii

speciesOrbea gilbertii

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