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Desmidorchis
Desmidorchis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae.
Its native range is the Sahara and Sahel, from Senegal in the west to Egypt’s eastern coast; south through the Horn of Africa to Kenya and Tanzania; coastal southwestern Saudi Arabia (from south of Jeddah), as well as coastal regions of Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Additionally, some species are restricted to certain areas including Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first
the king of Stapelia
speciesDesmidorchis retrospiciens
Desmidorchis arabica
speciesDesmidorchis arabica
Desmidorchis speciosa
speciesDesmidorchis speciosa
Desmidorchis penicillata
speciesDesmidorchis penicillata
Desmidorchis flava
speciesDesmidorchis flava
Desmidorchis foetida
speciesDesmidorchis foetida
Desmidorchis tardellii
speciesDesmidorchis tardellii
Desmidorchis adenensis
speciesDesmidorchis adenensis
Desmidorchis aucheriana
speciesDesmidorchis aucheriana
Desmidorchis awdeliana
speciesDesmidorchis awdeliana
Desmidorchis edithae
speciesDesmidorchis edithae
Desmidorchis impostor
speciesDesmidorchis impostor
Desmidorchis somalica
speciesDesmidorchis somalica
Desmidorchis lavrani
speciesDesmidorchis lavrani
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 632327.