Caralluma adscendens

Caralluma adscendens

Caralluma adscendens

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: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Ceropegieae
Subtribus: Stapeliinae
Genus: Caralluma
Species: Caralluma adscendens
Varieties: C. a. var. adscendens – C. a. var. bicolor – C. a. var. carinata – C. a. var. gracilis

Name

Caralluma adscendens Wall., 1829

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Caralluma adscendens var. fimbriata (Wall.) Gravely & Mayur. in Ind. Sp. Gen. Car.: 13 (1931)
  • Ceropegia adscendens var. fimbriata (Wall.) Bruyns in S. African J. Bot. 112: 416 (2017)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent India, Sri Lanka Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Myanmar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wallich, N. (1829) 1830. Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, or, Descriptions and figures of a select number of unpublished East Indian plants. Vol. 1. 100 pp. London. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Plowes, D. (2013). Some new name combinations in the Stapeliads part 1. Asklepios 116: 3-25.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Caralluma adscendens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Caralluma adscendens. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Caralluma adscendens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Caralluma adscendens. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov 2022.

Vernacular names

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