Orbea

Genus: Orbea [ Cactaceae ]

Orbea variegata

The generic name "Orbea" derives from the Latin word “Orbis” meaning "circle, disc", referring to the thickened corolla part - the annulus -surrounding the flower centre.
( The genus name implies: "circle").

For example: Orbea variegata

Linnaeus set up the genus Stapelia in 1737, he based the genus on Stapelia hirsuta and Stapelia variegata. The genus Orbea came into being in 1812 when Howarth tranferred Stapelia variegata into a new genus called Orbea. Later in 1975 Leach reinstated Howarths genus Orbea with Orbea variegata as its type species.

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