Strophanthus divaricatus

Strophanthus divaricatus

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: Apocynoideae
Tribus: Nerieae
Subtribus: Alafiinae
Genus: Strophanthus
Species: Strophanthus divaricatus

Name

Strophanthus divaricatus (Lour.) Hook. & Arn., 1837

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pergularia divaricata Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 169 (1790).
• Homotypic
  • Emericia divaricata (Lour.) Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 4: 401 (1819).
  • Periploca divaricata (Lour.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 1: 836 (1824).
  • Streptocaulon divaricatum (Lour.) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 162 (1837).
  • Vallaris divaricata (Lour.) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 79 (1837).
  • Faskia divaricata (Lour.) Lour. ex B.A.Gomes, Mem. Acad. Real Sci. Lisboa, 2 Cl. Sci. Moraes, n.s., 4(1): 28 (1868).
• Heterotypic
  • Strophanthus dichotomus var. chinensis Ker, Bot. Reg. 6: t. 469 (1820).
  • Strophanthus divergens Graham, Edinburgh New Philos. J (1827)(April-June): 177 (1827).
  • Nerium chinense W.Hunter ex Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed (1832), 2: 9 (1832).
  • Strophanthus chinensis G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 85 (1837).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Yunnan), Vietnam, Myanmar [Burma] References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Hooker, W.J. & Arnott, G.A.W. 1837. Botany of Captain Beechey's Voyage ; comprising an account of the plants collected by Messrs. Lay and Collie... 199.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Strophanthus divaricatus. 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 Sep 25. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Strophanthus divaricatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Strophanthus divaricatus. Published online. Accessed: Sep 25 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Strophanthus divaricatus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 25.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Strophanthus divaricatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Sep 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Strophanthus divaricatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: goat-horns

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