Orbea ciliata, called the starfish stapelia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1][2] A succulent, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Orbea ciliata
In bloom
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Orbea
Species:	O. ciliata
Binomial name
Orbea ciliata (Thunb.) L.C.Leach
Synonyms[1]
List Ceropegia ciliatioris Bruyns Diplocyatha ciliata (Thunb.) N.E.Br. Podanthes ciliata (Thunb.) Haw. Stapelia ciliata Thunb. Stapelia ciliata var. cristata P.V.Heath Tromotriche ciliata (Thunb.) Sweet

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