Cotyledon orbiculata L.[Agg]

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Ndundu Lodge, Vumba

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Description:	Erect shrub-like succulent with stems up to 1 m tall. Leaves opposite, mostly crowded towards the top of the stems, broadly obovate to almost round, up to 14 cm long, thickly fleshy, more or less covered in a greyish bloom, margin often purple-reddish. Inflorescence a terminal umbel of nodding, tubular red flowers.
Notes:	This species code has been used for records of Cotyledon orbiculata cultivated in Zimbabwe, where the subspecies is not known.
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Worldwide distribution:	Native in the western parts of South Africa.
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cotyledon orbiculata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cotyledon orbiculata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cotyledon orbiculata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cotyledon orbiculata
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iNaturalist: Cotyledon orbiculata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cotyledon orbiculata
JSTOR Plant Science: Cotyledon orbiculata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cotyledon orbiculata
Plants of the World Online: Cotyledon orbiculata
Tropicos: Cotyledon orbiculata
Wikipedia: Cotyledon orbiculata