120 
the Cape of Good Hope. Stapélia tristilea, Jacq. stap. t. 64. 
Corolla dirty yellow, covered with dark rufous dots; orb sul- 
phur-coloured ; ligule yellow; with a large deep brown mark 
at the base, and dotted at the apex. 
T'wo-furrowed Orbea. FI. June, Sept. 
1 foot. 
5 O. vanurzca TA (Haw. syn. 40.) corolla glabrous, convex 
outside of the tube; segments ovate, acute; ligule bifid, acute ; 
orb tumid, large. h. S. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, 
Clt. 1805. Shrub 
on the sides of mountains, at Leuweberg, and elsewhere. Sta- 
pélia variegàta, Thunb. prod. 1. p. 46. fl. cap. 2. p. 170. Jacq. 
stap. t. 24. misc. 1. p. 27. t. 4. D. C. pl.gr. t. 149. Tratt 
thes. t. 18. but not of Forsk. desc. p. 51. which does not belong 
to the genus, but is probably an Apocyneous plant. Herm. 
lugd. t. 53.—Burm. afr. dec. 2. p. 30. t. 12. f. 2. Flowers 
solitary, large, drooping. Corolla sulphur-coloured, variegated 
with transverse wrinkles, and irregular brownish-purple spots : 
having the orb in the bottom paler, Willd. Branches floriferous 
at the base. 
Variegated-flowered Orbea. 
Shrub 1 foot. 
6 O. Currisn (Haw. syn. p. 40.) corolla sulphur-coloured ; 
ligule entire. h. S. Stapélia variegàta, Curt. bot. mag. t. 
26. exclusive of the synonymes. 
Curtis’s Orbea. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1690. Shrub 1 ft. 
7 O. PLANIFLÒRA ; corolla glabrous, flat; orb tumid ; leaflets 
of outer corona obtuse, bidentate. ^h. S. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope.  Stapélia planiflóra, Jacq. stap. Poir. suppl. 
5. p. 232. Lodd. bot. cab. 191. Branches procumbent, gla- 
brous. Pedicels solitary or twin at the insertion of the branches. 
Corolla pale sulphur-coloured, spotted with blackish purple. 
This species is very like O. variegàta, but differs in the corolla 
being very flat. 
Var. f, marginàta (Poir. 1. c.) edges of corolla dark purple. 
S 
Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1727. 
Flat-flowered Orbea. Fl. July, Nov. Clt. 1805. Sh. proc. 
8 O. WENDLANDIA`NA ; corolla glabrous: with acuminated, 
reflexed segments; orb elevated, tumid; ligule emarginate ; 
branches decumbent, floriferous at the base; pedicels solitary. 
h. S. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Stapélia rugósa, 
Wendl. coll. 2. p. 41. t. 52. Stap. Wendlandiana, Reem. et 
Schultes, syst. 6. p. 39. Teeth of branches long, subspinose. 
Pedicels pale red. Corolla pale yellow outside, and yellow and 
spotted with brown inside; and the orb brownish, as well as the 
ligule ; inner corona pale yellow. 
Wendland's Orbea. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1818. Sh. dec. 
9 O. MancrNA'TA; corolla flat, glabrous; ligule bidentate, 
obtuse; orb tumid, bluntly 5-angled. hk. S. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Stapélia marginàta, Willd. enum. suppl. 
p.13. Corolla pale yellow, margined with red, and painted 
with the same colour; orb pale yellow; ligule yellow, dotted 
at top, and furnished with 3 red spots at the base, the middle 
yellow. 
Marginate-flowered Orbea. 
Shrub dec. 
10 O. cowsPURCA TA; corolla glabrous, but ciliated with 
minute clavate hairs; orb tumid; ligule bifid. h.S. Na- 
tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Stapélia conspurcàta, Jacq. 
stap. t. 47. Corolla dirty yellow, ornamented with viola- 
ceous spots, as well as the orb ; ligule yellow, painted with a 
broad, dotted, violaceous line. Nearly allied to O. normdalis, 
but differs in the edges of the corolla being ciliated with minute, 
clavate, white hairs. 
Defiled Orbea. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1795. Shrub dec. 
11 O. wonuA' Lis; corolla flat, glabrous; ligule bifid, fur- 
Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1805. 
ASCLEPIADEZE. 
IX. ORBEA: 
nished with a blunt tooth between each; orb rather tumid. 
hb. S. Native of the Cape of Good Hope.  Stapélia normilis, 
Jacq. stap. t. 42. diar. lips. 1814. p. 268. Ker. bot. reg. 755. 
Very like O. variegáta, but differs in the dots on the corolla, 
and ligula disposed in regular parallel rows. 
Regular-spotted Orbea. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1821. Sh. 
12 O.crvrEA'rA (Haw. suppl. pl. succ. p. 13.) corolla flat, 
glabrous; ligule semibifid, acute, with a tooth between each; 
orbtumid. h.S. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Sta- 
pélia clypeàta, Jacq. diar. lips. 814. p. 269. stap. t. 48. Both 
branches of the leaflets of inner corona capitate. Corolla yellow, 
spotted with purple. 
Shielded-flowered Orbea. Clt. 1812. Shrub 1 foot. 
13 O. orzicuxa‘ris (Haw. syn. p. 40.) corolla glabrous ; with 
roundish, acuminated segments ; orb tumid ; ligule short, obcor- 
dately emarginate. h.S. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Stapélia orbicularis, Andr. bot. rep. t. 439. Branches tufted, 
erect, curved at the base. Pedicels solitary. Corolla pale 
yellow: having approximate, brownish lines on the segments ; 
orb yellow, dotted with brown; bottom deep brown. 
Orbicular-ringed Orbea. Fl. July, Nov. Clt. 1799. 
1 foot. 
~ 14 O. surdnta (Haw. syn. p. 40.) corolla flat, glabrous ; 
ligule bifid, obtuse ; orb tumid. R.S. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Stapélia bufónia, Jacq. t. 1. and 49. diar. lips. p. 
269. Willd. enum. p. 283. Sims, bot. mag. 1076. Branches 
glaucescent.  Pedicels solitary. Corolla pale and livid green 
outside, with red nerves, and dirty brown inside, spotted with 
purple, and striped with yellow. 
Toad Orbea. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1806. Shrub 4 foot. 
15 O. wanMona'TA; corolla flat, glabrous; ligule bifid, 
obtuse; orb subtumid. k. S. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Stapélia marmorata, Jacq. diar. lips. 1814. p. 269. 
stap. t. 28. Very nearly allied to O. bufdnia. Corolla purple, 
striped with yellow and white. 
Marbled-flowered Orbea, Fl. June, Sept. 
3 foot. 
16 O. retu'sa (Haw. syn. p. 41,) corolla glabrous ; with 
deltoid segments, which are 5-nerved outside as in all the rest ; 
ligula long, lorate, retuse; orb large. h.S. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope.  Stapélia retüsa, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 
6. p. 41. Branches similar to those of O. anguina, but thicker. 
Pedicels long, from the base of the branches. Corolla yellow- 
ish inside, spotted, and striped with dark brown, but more par- 
ticularly towards the base; but the orb is paler and less spotted. 
Ligula green, with very minute rufous spots. Inner corona 
beset with small, scattered, black tubercles, as in O. anguinea. 
Retuse Orbea. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1800. Shrub 4 ft. 
17 O. AxcviNEA (Haw. syn. p. 41.) corolla glabrous ; ligule 
semibipartite; orb large. b. S. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Stapélia anguina, Jacq. stap. t. 54. Lodd. bot. cab. 828. 
Pedicels long, rising from the base of the branches. Corolla 
yellow, marked with numerous rufous spots ; the orb is marked 
with large spots of two forms, dark brown yellow on the sides 
near the base. Gynostegium dotted with dark brown. 
Snake-speckled Orbea. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1812. Sh. 1 ft. 
18 *O. rícrA (Haw. syn. p. 42.) corolla semiquinquefid, gla- 
brous, with ovate, acuminated segments ; ligule bifid; orb ele- 
vated, depressed in the centre. h.S. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Stapélia pícta, Donn. hort. cant. p. 58. Sims, 
bot. mag. 1169. Allg. teutsch. gart. mag. 7. p. 418. t. 42. S. 
variegata, Jacq. misc. 1. p. 27. t. 4.? Branches simple, 4- 
furrowed, torulose. Corolla yellow, variegated with dark pur- 
ple. It differs from O. variegáta in the corolla being rather 
smaller, in the ring or orb being narrower, not dotted, but varie- 
Shrub 
Clt. 1820. Sh. 
