Apocynaceae
Orbea

Orbea gemugofana (M.G.Gilbert) Bruyns

First published in Aloë 37: 74 (2000)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia to Uganda. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Albers, F. & Meve, U. (eds.) (2002). Illustrated handbook of succulent plants Asclepiadaceae, corr. 2nd printing: 1-318. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg,New York.
  • Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Bruyns in Aloe 37: 73 (2001)
  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by J. Lavranos [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Aloe 37: 74 (2001)
  • Fl. Eth. 4(1): 186 (2003)
  • Fl. Somalia 3: 193 (2006).
  • Handb. Succ. Pl. Asclepiadaceae: 192 (2002)
  • Syst. Bot. Monogr. 63: 80 (2002)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hartmann, H.E.K.; Newton, L.E. [21398] Kenya K:SPC-53435.000 No
Gilbert, M.G. [s.n.] Ethiopia K:SPC-44273.000 No
Gilbert, M.G. [s.n.] Ethiopia K:SPC-46403.000 No
Gilbert, M.G. [s.n.] Ethiopia K:SPC-42555.000 No
Bally [S219] Somalia K:SPC-59107.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. [940B in P.R.O.Bally S21] Uganda K:SPC-31420.000 No
Gilbert, M.G. [3307] Ethiopia K:SPC-34259.000 No
Tweedie [S 223] Kenya K:SPC-59276.000 No
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [1731] Ethiopia K:SPC-37674.000 Type No
Gilbert, M.G. [2290] Ethiopia K:SPC-33476.000 No
Ritchie, A.; Bally, P.R.O. [S 39] Kenya K:SPC-31564.000 No
Newton, L.E. [3957] Kenya K:SPC-60469.000 No
Bally [S39] Kenya K:SPC-58190.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0