Periploca (Apocynaceae)

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Periplocoideae
Genus: Periploca
Species: P. angustifolia – P. aphylla – P. calophylla – P. chevalieri – P. chrysantha – P. ciliata – P. floribunda – P. forrestii – P. gracilis – P. graeca – P. hydaspidis – P. laevigata – P. linearifolia – P. purpurea – P. sepium – P. tsiangii – P. visciformis

Excluded or synonymous taxa: P. arborea – P. esculenta

Name[edit]

Periploca L., Sp. Pl. 1: 211 (1753).

Type species: Periploca graeca L., Sp. Pl. 1: 211 (1753)

Synonyms[edit]

Heterotypic
- Aploca Neck., Elem. Bot. 1: 255 (1790), opus utiq. oppr.
- Ehretiana Collinson, Linn. Corresp. 1: 32 (1821)
- Campelepis Falc., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 19: 101 (1845)
- Socotora Balf.f., Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 77 (1883)
- Cyprinia Browicz, Feddes Repert. 72: 127 (1966)

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - France (introduced), Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Selvagens.
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Mauritania.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Malawi, Zambia.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Primorye.
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, China North-Central, Qinghai, China Southeast, Tibet, Xinjiang.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Kansas, Oklahoma.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - North Carolina, Tennessee.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 211. Reference page.

Additional references[edit]

Browicz, K. 1966. The genus Periploca L. A monograph. Arboretum Kórnickie 11: 5–104. PDF in RAR; 38 MB Reference page.

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Periploca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Dec 9. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Periploca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 Dec 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Periploca. Published online. Accessed: 9 Dec 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. (Periploca). Periploca (Apocynaceae). Accessed: 9 Dec 2022.

Vernacular names[edit]

беларуская: Абвойнік
English: Silk Vines
suomi: Silkkisarvet
svenska: Trädslingesläktet

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