Orbea umbracula
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Dzobo. S Mutare
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30 km S of Odzi, in Marange.
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3km S of Gomira Dip Musikavanhu T.T.L Sabi valley
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30 km South of Mutare, Zimbabwe.
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Along Birchenough Bridge - Masvingo road about 25-30 km from Birchenough Bridge.
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| Synonyms: |
Ceropegia umbracula (M.D. Hend.) Bruyns Stapelia umbracula (M.D. Henderson) P.V. Heath Stultitia umbracula M.D. Hend. |
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| Frequency: | Rare and local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Low-growing succulent perennial with mottled greyish branches. Flowers with corolla lobes strongly reflexed, clasping the pedicel, chocolate-brown, mottled or striped with yellow at the tips of the lobes, rarely rusty-brown. Corona lobes yellow, spreading. |
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| Notes: | Known from several collections near the mouth of the Save River, more than 200km East of the known Zimbabwean localities. |
| Derivation of specific name: | umbracula: umbrella-like, referring to the strongly reflexed corolla lobes. |
| Habitat: | In leaflitter of Baikaea plurijuga or Androstachys johnstonii forest |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 20 m (approx) |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Restricted to the lower parts of the Eastern Highlands as well as the Save-Limpopo lowveld. |
| FZ divisions: | GI |
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| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Data deficient |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 6 November 2011 |
| Literature: |
Albers, F. & Meve, U. (eds.) (2002). Asclepiadaceae Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants Springer-Verlag Page 202. Bruyns, P.V. (2002). Monograph of Orbea and Ballyanthus (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae-Ceropegieae) Systematic Botany Monographs 63 Pages 158 - 160. (Includes a picture). Bruyns, P.V. (2005). Stapeliads of Southern Africa and Madagascar Volume I Umdaus Press, Hatfield, South Africa Pages 308 - 310. (Includes a picture). Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 178. Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 224 - 225. Leach, L.C. (1975). The Reinstatement of Orbea Haw. (Asclepiadaceae) Kirkia 10(1) Page 291. 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 Excelsa Taxonomic Series No. 1 Aloe, Cactus and Succulent Society of Zimbabwe Pages 44 - 45. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 133. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 21. |
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