''Orbeanthus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s of the family
Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members of the ...
, first described as a genus in 1978. It is native to
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
.
;Species
The Plant List, genus ''Orbeanthus''
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# ''Orbeanthus conjunctus
''Orbeanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1978. It is native to South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. ...
'' (White & Sloane) L.C. Leach - South Africa
# '' Orbeanthus hardyi'' (R.A. Dyer) L.C. Leach - South Africa
References
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Apocynaceae genera
Asclepiadoideae
Flora of South Africa