Orbea (plant)
''Orbea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1812. It is native to Africa.Leach, Leslie Charles. 1975. Kirkia 10(1): 289-291. ;Species ;Formerly included moved to other genera ''(Pachycymbium, Stisseria ''Stisseria'' is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1759. ;Species accepted ;formerly included moved to other genera ''(Duvalia, Gonostemon, Hoodia, Orbea, Quaqua, Tridentea ''Tridentea'' is a genus of succ ...)'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q162376 Apocynaceae genera Asclepiadoideae ...
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Orbea Schweinfurthii
Orbea is a bicycle manufacturer based in Mallabia, Spain. It is part of the Mondragón Cooperative Corporation and Spain's largest bicycle manufacturer. Orbea manufactures and assembles bikes at their own factory in Mallabia, the other models being made in Portugal and frameset are from China. History Orbea was founded in 1840 by brothers Juan Manuel, Mateo, and Casimiro Orbea in Eibar, Basque Country, Spain. Originally a rifle and gun producer, Orbea exited the gun business and began designing and producing bicycles as Orbea Bicycles in 1930. Orbea began participating in the Tour de France as early as 1934, with famous Spaniard Mariano Cañardo as the face of the Orbea road cycling team. In 1969, under dire financial circumstances, employees formed a co-operative and purchased Orbea from the Orbea family. The newly formed Orbea cooperative left Eibar the same year to nearby Mallabia, where their first dedicated bicycle factory was built. For the next several decades, the co ...
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