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Stapelia speciosa (L.C.Leach) P.V.Heath
Calyx 1(1): 16 (1992), as 'nom. nov.'
Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE

= Orbea speciosa L.C.Leach
Excelsa Taxon. Ser. 1: 33 1978

Accepted Scientific Name: Orbea macloughlinii (I.Verd.) L.C.Leach
Kirkia 10(1): 291. 1975

Stapelia speciosa (Orbea speciosa) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Synonyms:

See all synonyms of Orbea macloughlinii
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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Orbea macloughlinii (I.Verd.) L.C.Leach
Kirkia 10(1): 291. 1975
Synonymy: 5
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Toad Cactus, Toad Plant, Starfish Cactus, Starfish Plant

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Orbea macloughlinii group

  • Orbea doldii Plowes: has purple flowers with bright yellow marking, more vibratile hairs along margins and a shallower saucer shaped annulus. Distribution: Umtata district, Eastern Cape Province
  • Orbea macloughlinii (I.Verd.) L.C.Leach
  • Orbea speciosa L.C.Leach: has yellow flowers mottled dark maroon with a shallow to prominent annulus. The petal edge carry numerous vibratile hairs. Distribution: KwaZulu-Natal,valleys of the Umkomaas Rivers.

23151 luiza Luiza Ferreira
Stapelia speciosa (Orbea speciosa) Photo by: Luiza Ferreira
16757 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Stapelia speciosa (Orbea speciosa) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

20021 julio Julio C. García
speciosa hybrid. (Orbea speciosa) Photo by: Julio C. García
16759 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Stapelia speciosa (Orbea speciosa) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

22640 raffa Raffa C. Garcia
Stapelia speciosa (Orbea speciosa) Photo by: Raffa C. Garcia
16755 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Stapelia speciosa (Orbea speciosa) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

16758 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Stapelia speciosa (Orbea speciosa) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
19389 edomat77 Edoardo Mattei
Stapelia speciosa (Orbea speciosa) Photo by: Edoardo Mattei

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