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Orbea caudata (N.E.Br.) Bruyns
Aloe 37(4): 73 (2000)
Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Caralluma caudata N.E.Br.
Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1.3): 485. 1903 [Mar 1903]

Orbea caudata (Caralluma caudata) Photo by: Julio C. García
The flowers are yellowish to dark-yellow with reddish or violet spots (rarely completely dark purple).

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Caralluma caudata N.E.Br.
Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1.3): 485. 1903 [Mar 1903]
Synonymy: 6 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Caralluma caudata subs. rhodesiaca L.C.Leach
Bothalia 11(1-2): 134 (1973)
Synonymy: 8
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Tail bearing Caralluma

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Caralluma caudata group

  • Caralluma caudata N.E.Br.: (subsp. caudata) Stems olive-green with purplish flecks, tubercles 5-10 mm long. Distribution: Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South East Angola, North East Namibia and Botswana.
  • Caralluma caudata subs. rhodesiaca L.C.Leach: Stems grey-green with purplish flecks, tubercles 12-25 mm long. Distribution: Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Botswana.

20017 julio Julio C. García
Orbea caudata (Caralluma caudata) Photo by: Julio C. García
27941 alexander Alexander Arzberger
Orbea caudata (Caralluma caudata) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger

7834 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Orbea caudata (Caralluma caudata) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
20018 julio Julio C. García
Orbea caudata (Caralluma caudata) Photo by: Julio C. García

7835 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Orbea caudata (Caralluma caudata) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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