Asclepias syriaca

Asclepias syriaca

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG III (down to family level) Main Page Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Euasterids I Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Asclepiadinae
Genus: Asclepias
Species: Asclepias syriaca

Name

Asclepias syriaca L. (1763)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Asclepias pubescens Moench, Methodus (Moench) 716. 1794, nom. illeg. non L. (1771).
  • Asclepias pubigera Dumort., Fl. Belg. (Dumortier) 52. 1827, nom. illeg.
  • Asclepias ramosa Moench, Methodus (Moench) 716. 1794, nom. illeg.

• Heterotypic
  • Asclepias apocinum Gaterau, Descr. Pl. Montauban 58. 1789.
  • Asclepias capitellata Raf., Med. Repos., ser. 2, 5: 354. 1808.
  • Asclepias cornuti Decne, Prodr. (Candolle) 8: 564. 1844, nom. illeg.
  • Asclepias elliptica Raf., Autik. Bot. 179. 1840.
  • Asclepias exaltata L., Amoen. Acad., 3 : 404. 1756.
  • Asclepias fragrans Raf., Med. Repos. 5: 354. 1808, nom. illeg.
  • Asclepias globosa Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 4. 1812.
  • Asclepias grandifolia Bertol., Mem. Acc. Sc. Bolog. 3: 189. 1851 (Misc. Bot. 12: 47).
  • Asclepias illinoensis Michx. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 1: 146. 1840.
  • Asclepias intermedia Vail, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 459, pl. 16, fig. 2, pl. 17, fig. 2, a-f. 1904.
  • Asclepias kansana Vail, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 457; pl. 16, fig. 4; pl. 18. 1904.
  • Asclepias sericea Raf., Autik. Bot. 179. 1840.
  • Asclepias syriaca f. inermis J.R.Churchill, Rhodora 20: 207. 1919.
  • Asclepias syriaca f. leucantha Dore, Rhodora 46: 387. 1944.
  • Asclepias syriaca f. polyphylla B.Boivin, Naturaliste Canad. 94: 521 1967.
  • Asclepias syriaca var. kansana (Vail) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm., Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 621. 1935 Rhodora, 40: 133. 1935.

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1763. Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 313.
• Asclepias syriaca in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 07-Oct-06.
• Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 12 Dec 2011.

Vernacular names

Boarisch: Gwénliche Seinpflaunzen
Deutsch: Gewöhnliche Seidenpflanze
English: common milkweed
Français: Asclépiade commune
Nederlands: Zijdeplant
Tiếng Việt: Giống bông tai thường

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