What is "orbeopsis"

Orbeopsis is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1978. They are native to southern Africa.

Accepted species

1. Orbeopsis albocastanea (Marloth) L.C. Leach - Great Namaqualand in Namibia
2. Orbeopsis gerstneri (Letty) L.C. Leach - KwaZulu-Natal
3. Orbeopsis knobelii (Phillips) L.C. Leach - Botswana
4. Orbeopsis melanantha (Schltr.) L.C. Leach - South Africa
5. Orbeopsis valida (N.E. Br.) L.C. Leach - Zimbabwe

Species formerly included

now transferred to other genera ( Aspidoglossum, Caralluma, Orbea)

1. Orbeopsis caudata (N.E. Br.) L.C. Leach, synonym of Caralluma caudata N.E.Br.
2. Orbeopsis gossweileri (S. Moore) L.C. Leach, synonym of Caralluma gossweileri S.Moore
3. Orbeopsis huillensis (Heirn) L.C. Leach, synonym of Orbea huillensis (Hiern) Bruyns
4. Orbeopsis lutea (N.E. Br.) L.C. Leach, synonym of Orbea lutea (N.E. Br.) Bruyns
5. Orbeopsis tsumebensis (Oberm.) L.C. Leach, synonym of Aspidoglossum validum Kupicho.