Pectinaria (Apocynaceae)

Pectinaria articulata (top)

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: Pectinaria
Species: P. articulata – P. erinacea – P. flavescens – P. longipes – P. maughanii

Name

Pectinaria Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ. 14. (1819), nom. cons.

• Type species: Pectinaria articulata (Aiton) Haw.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ceropegia sect. Pectinaria (Haw.) Bruyns, S. African J. Bot. 112: 419 (2017).
• Heterotypic
  • Vadulia Plowes, Excelsa 20: 18 (2003)

Homonyms

• Pectinaria Bernh. (1800), nom. rej. (Apiaceae)
• Pectinaria (Benth.) Hack. (1887), nom. illeg. (Poaceae)
• Pectinaria Cordem. (1899), nom. illeg. (Orchidaceae)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Cape Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Haworth, A.H. 1819. Supplementum Plantarum Succulentarum... 160 pp. London. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Pectinaria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Aug. 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Pectinaria. Published online. Accessed: 28. Aug. 2024.

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