Biology:Orbea ciliata

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Orbea

Orbea ciliata
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In bloom
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Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Orbea
Species:
O. ciliata
Binomial name
Orbea ciliata
(Thunb.) L.C.Leach
Synonyms[1]

Orbea ciliata, called the starfish stapelia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1][2] A succulent, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

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