Orbea wissmannii var. eremastrum (O.Schwartz) Bruyns
First published in Aloë 37: 76 (2000)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Angolluma eremastrum (O.Schwartz) Plowes in Excelsa 16: 118 (1994)
- Caralluma eremastrum O.Schwartz in Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 10: 194 (1939)
- Orbea wissmannii subsp. eremastrum (O.Schwartz) Mosti & Raffaelli in Asklepios 110: 14 (2011)
- Pachycymbium eremastrum (O.Schwartz) M.G.Gilbert in Bradleya 8: 24 (1990)
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.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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| Wood, J.R.I. [1278], Yemen | 44773.000 | No | |||
| Wood, J.R.I. [1125], Yemen | 44775.000 | No | |||
| Wood, J.R.I. [3261], Yemen | 45698.000 | No | |||
| Wood, J.R.I. [1643], Yemen | 49403.000 | No | |||
| s.coll. [s.n.] | 53691.000 | No | |||
| Collenette, I.S. [6799], Saudi Arabia | 54294.000 | No | |||
| Lavranos [s.n.], Yemen | 55233.000 | No | |||
| Wood, J.R.I. [2729], Yemen | Caralluma eremastrum | 43081.000 | No |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0