Orbea valida (N.E. Br.) Bruyns
subsp. valida

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Orbea valida subsp. valida

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Lupane District, Western side.

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Synonyms: Caralluma valida N.E. Br.
Ceropegia valida (N.E.Br.) Bruyns
Orbeopsis valida (N.E. Br.) L.C. Leach
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Status: Native
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Botswana
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Habitat: In dry open woodland, often in mopane.
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Worldwide distribution: Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): S
Zambian distribution (Provinces): S
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Literature:

Albers, F. & Meve, U. (eds.) (2002). Asclepiadaceae Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants Springer-Verlag Pages 202 - 203.

Bruyns, P.V. (2002). Monograph of Orbea and Ballyanthus (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae-Ceropegieae) Systematic Botany Monographs 63 Pages 126 - 128. (Includes a picture).

Bruyns, P.V. (2005). Stapeliads of Southern Africa and Madagascar Volume I Umdaus Press, Hatfield, South Africa Pages 277 - 279. (Includes a picture).

Bruyns, P.V. (2014). The Apocynaceae of Namibia Strelitzia 34 SANBI, Pretoria, South Africa Page 122.

Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 162.

Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 220 - 221.

Leach, L.C. (1978). A contribution towards a new classification of Stapelieae (Asclepiadaceae) with a preliminary review of Orbea Haw. and descriptions of three new genera Excelsa Taxonomic Series No. 1 Aloe, Cactus and Succulent Society of Zimbabwe Page 67. As Orbeopsis valida

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 21.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 26.

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 28. as Orbea valida

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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Orbea valida
Plants of the World Online: Orbea valida
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Wikipedia: Orbea valida


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Orbea valida subsp. valida.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=146700, retrieved 29 March 2024

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