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Orbea variegata L.
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- Common Name: Toad Cactus, Starfish Plant
- Family: Apocynaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: South Africa
- Habitat:
- Description: [syn. S. Hanburyana A. Berger & Rust; S. luxurians Hort. Dammann; S. Uspenskyi Rust]
Toad Cactus, Toad Plant, Starfish Cactus, Starfish Plant Stems to 6 inches, glabrous; flowers 1-5 at base of stem, corolla 2-3 inches across, transversely ridged, pale greenish-yellow with dark purple-brown spots mostly in 6-7 rows or sometimes irregularly scattered, annulus pantagonal, 7/8 inches across, pale yellow with small dots, lobes of corona yellow, dusted or spotted purple. This species is very variable and many have been given varietal names or recognized as distinct species.
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  Accession Data:- Accession # 198502630
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 2203 - XER:Spiny Thicket/Socotra/S Africa
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 09-28-2009
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid I
- Order: Gentianales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Apocynaceae
- SubFamily: Asclepiadoideae
- Tribe: Ceropegieae
- SubTribe: Stapelieae
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