Orbea ciliata

Orbea ciliata
In bloom
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Orbea
Species:
O. ciliata
Binomial name
Orbea ciliata
Synonyms
List
    • Ceropegia ciliatioris Bruyns
    • Diplocyatha ciliata (Thunb.) N.E.Br.
    • Podanthes ciliata (Thunb.) Haw.
    • Stapelia ciliata Thunb.
    • Stapelia ciliata var. cristata P.V.Heath
    • Tromotriche ciliata (Thunb.) Sweet

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

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