Acokanthera

Acokanthera oblongifolia

Taxonavigation

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: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Carisseae
Genus: Acokanthera
Accepted Species: A. laevigata – A. oblongifolia – A. oppositifolia – A. rotundata – A. schimperi
Unplaced names: A. lycioides – A. pubescens

Name

Acokanthera G.Don (1837)

• Type species: Acokanthera lamarckii G.Don, nom. illeg. = Acokanthera oppositifolia (Lam.) L.E.Codd, vide L.E.Codd, 1961.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Toxicophlaea Harv., London J. Bot. 1: 24 (1842).

References

• Don, G. 1837. Gen. Hist. 4: 485.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Acokanthera. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2009-08-22.
• Codd, L.E.W. 1961. Bothalia 7: 448.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Acokanthera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr. 11. Reference page. 
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Acokanthera in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2009 Aug 22.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Gifbome
English: Poison-bushes
suomi: Vahapensaat

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