Leptadenia pyrotechnica

Leptadenia pyrotechnica

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: Leptadeniinae
Genus: Leptadenia
Species: Leptadenia pyrotechnica

Name

Leptadenia pyrotechnica (Forssk.) Decne., 1838

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cynanchum pyrotechnicum Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 53 (1775).
• Homotypic
  • Sarcostemma pyrotechnicum (Forssk.) Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 6: 116 (1820).
  • Microloma pyrotechnicum (Forssk.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 1: 855 (1824).
  • Periploca pyrotechnica (Forssk.) Spreng. ex Decne., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 2: 258 (1831).
• Heterotypic
  • Leptadenia spartum Wight, Contr. Bot. India: 48 (1834).
  • Leptadenia gracilis G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 124 (1837).
  • Leptadenia jacquemontiana Decne., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 9: 270 (1838).
  • Gymnema spartium (Wight) Wall., Numer. List: n.º 8199 (1847).
  • Microloma angustifolium Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 64 (1883).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie Bahrain, Egypt (Eastern Desert, Great Southwestern Desert, NE-Egypt, Nile Valley, SE-Egypt), Iran (S-Iran, W-Iran), Israel (Rift Valley), Jordania (S-Jordania), Kuwait, Oman (Mascat & Oman), Saudi Arabia (C-Saudi Arabia, NE-Saudi Arabia, N-Saudi Arabia, Hejaz, Asir, Nejd Desert), Sinai peninsula (C-Sinai, S-Sinai), United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Yemen (Aden Desert, coastal Hadhramaut, SW-Yemen, Tihama, W-Yemen), Pakistan (Karachi, Sind, Baluchistan, N.W.Frontier Prov., Pakistani Punjab), India (throughout) Continental: Africa Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Chad, Mali, Niger, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Mauritania, Eritrea, Senegal References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Decaisne, J. 1838. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 9: 269

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Leptadenia pyrotechnica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 07. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Leptadenia pyrotechnica. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Leptadenia pyrotechnica. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 07 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Leptadenia pyrotechnica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Oct. 2018.

Vernacular names

مصرى:  مرخ ناري
العربية:  مرخ ناري
فارسی: شحم
Hausa: Namijin yadiya
עברית: מעלה עשן מדברי

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