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Orbea lutea subsp. lutea N.E.Br.

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Perennial herb. Stems succulent, glabrous; distinctly 4-angled; sprawling; pale green with dull purple blotches. Leaves with leaf rudiments acute, minute. Flowers: inflorescence with 3-26 flowers; outer horn of inner corona lobe ± erect, inner horn laterally compressed, outer corona lobes ± subquadrate, sometimes wider than long; corolla without tube, 35-65 mm wide, strong foul-smelling odour, lobes with dark maroon, marginal vibratile hairs, mainly yellow or mustard-coloured, rarely darker or orange; Dec.-Feb. Fruit a follicle.
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Decumbent succulent perennial herb. Corolla without tube. Outer horn of inner corona lobe ± erect, inner horn laterally compressed; outer corona lobes ± subquadrate, sometimes wider than long. Flowers yellow.
Corolla inside often bright yellow or orange but sometimes dark red-brown speckled with yellow; lobes ±3-5(-7) times as long as broad, narrowly lanceolate, attenuated to acute point.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
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Usage

The stem and roots are eaten raw.
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Edible roots stems
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Images

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Distribution

Orbea lutea subsp. lutea world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77173511-1
WFO ID wfo-0001273658
COL ID R2DC
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Synonyms

Caralluma lateritia Caralluma vansonii Orbeopsis lateritia Caralluma lateritia var. stevensonii Caralluma lutea var. lateritia Orbea lutea subsp. lutea
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