Orbea elegans Plowes
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct in the wild
Distribution
Blouberg, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Bruyns, P.V. 2002. Monograph of Orbea and Ballyanthus (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae-Ceropegieae). Systematic Botany Monographs 63:1-196.
Bruyns, P.V. 2005. Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar. (Vol. 1, pp. 1-330). Umdaus Press, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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. In: Excelsa Taxonomic Series 1, The Aloe, Cactus and Succulent Society, Rhodesia.
Plowes, D.C.H. 2004. Orbea elegans Plowes sp. nov. Asklepios 90:14-17.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Winter, P.J.D. & von Staden, L. 2008. Orbea elegans Plowes. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2017/06/07.