Pentatropis capensis

Pentatropis capensis

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: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Tylophorinae
Genus: Pentatropis
Species: Pentatropis capensis

Name

Pentatropis capensis (L.f.) Bullock, 1955

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Colostephanus capensis (L.f.) Harv. in Gen. S. Afr. Pl.: 417 (1838)
  • Cynanchum capense L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: 168 (1782)
  • Cynoctonum capense (L.f.) E.Mey. in Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 216 (1838)
  • Vincetoxicum capense (L.f.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 424 (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Asclepias microphylla Roth in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 6: 85 (1820)
  • Cynanchum acuminatum Thunb. in Observ. Cynanch.: 5 (1821), nom. illeg.
  • Pentatropis microphylla (Roth) Wight & Arn. in R.Wight, Contr. Bot. India: 52 (1834)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

Bullock, A.A., 1955. Kew Bulletin 10: 284

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pentatropis capensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov. 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Pentatropis capensis. 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. 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pentatropis capensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Nov. 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pentatropis capensis. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 28 2022.

Vernacular names

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