Orbea wissmannii subsp. wissmannii
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies 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
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Caralluma meintjesiana Lavranos in J. S. African Bot. 28: 209 (1962)
- Pachycymbium meintjesianum (Lavranos) 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:
Sources
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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