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495.0000 Family Apocynaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 143 (1789), nom. cons.
372 genera, ca. 6500 spp. According to modern authors and PCR Asclepiadaceae is only a subfamily of Apocynaceae.
Species listed in database: 6680; hybrids: 9
= Asclepiadaceae Borkh.; Bot. Wörterb. 1: 31 (1797), nom. cons.
= Carissaceae Bertol; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 23: 212 (1891)
= Cerberaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 119 (1820)
= Cynanchaceae G.Mey.; Chloris Han. 245, 251 (1836)
= Ophioxylaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 24 (1835)
= Pacouriaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 447 (1820)
= Periplocaceae Schltr.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 351 (1905), nom. cons.
= Plumeriaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 70 (1834)
= Stapeliaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 70 (1834)
= Vincaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 299 (1818)
= Willughbeaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 256 (1858)
495.2101 Genus Acokanthera G.Don; Gen. Hist. 4: 485 (1837)
Distribution: Tropical and S-Africa, S-Arabian Peninsula
Species listed in database: 5
= Toxicophlaea Harv.; London J. Bot. 1: 24 (1842)
species :
Acokanthera laevigata Kupicha; Kew Bull. 37(1): 58 (1982)
Distribution: Tanzania; Malawi
25 TAN 26 MLW
species :
Acokanthera oblongifolia (Hochst.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.; Index Kew. 2: 1262 (1895)
Name: Dune Poison-bush
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (E-Cape Prov., KwaZulu-Natal); Pakistan [I]; Honduras [I]
26 MOZ 27 SAF 40 pak 80 hon
Synonyms: hidden
= Acokanthera oblongifolia (Hochst.) Codd; Bothalia 7: 449 (1961)
= Acokanthera spectabilis (Sond.) Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. 104: t. 6359 (1878)
= Acokanthera venenata var. spectabilis (Sond.) Sim; Forest Fl. Cape 270 (1907)
= Carissa oblongifolia Hochst.; Flora 27(2): 827 (1844)
= Carissa spectabilis (Sond.) Pichon; Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 24: 132 (1948)
= Jasminonerium oblongifolium (Hochst.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 414 (1891)
= Toxicophlaea spectabilis Sond.; Linnaea 23: 79 (1850)
species :
Acokanthera oppositifolia (Lam.) Codd; Bothalia 7: 448 (1961)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
23 ZAI 25 KEN TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Acokanthera lamarckii G.Don; Gen. Hist. 4: 485 (1838), nom. illeg.
= Acokanthera longiflora Stapf; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922: 28 (1922)
= Acokanthera rhodesica Merxm.; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 6: 201 (1953)
= Acokanthera venenata (Burm.f.) G.Don; Gen. Hist. 4: 485 (1838)
= Carissa acokanthera Pichon; Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 24: 132 (1948)
= Carissa longiflora (Stapf) Lawrence; Baileya 7: 90 (1959)
= Carissa oppositifolia (Lam.) Pichon; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 22: 109 (1952)
= Cestrum oppositifolium Lam.; Tabl. Encycl. 2: t. 112, f. 2. n. 2279 (1794)
= Cestrum venenatum Burm.f.; Fl. Ind. [N.L.Burman] Prodr. Fl. Cap. 5 (1768), nom. illeg.
= Pleiocarpa hockii De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 109 (1914)
= Toxicophlaea cestroides A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 336 (1844)
= Toxicophlaea thunbergii Harv.; London J. Bot. 1: 24 (1842)
species :
Acokanthera rotundata (Codd) Kupicha; Kew Bull. 37(1): 60 (1982)
Name: Roundleaved Poison-bush
Distribution: Zimbabwe; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Acokanthera schimperi var. rotundata Codd; Bothalia 7: 449 (1961)
species :
Acokanthera schimperi (A.DC.) Schweinf.; Boll. Soc. Africana Ital. 10: 12 (1891)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Djibouti; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Saudi Arabia (Asir); Yemen (Aden Desert, Tihama, W-Yemen)
23 RWA ZAI 24 DJI ERI ETH SOM 25 KEN TAN UGA 35 SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Acokanthera abyssinica K.Schum.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 315 (1895)
= Acokanthera deflersii Schweinf. ex Lewin; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17(Beibl. 41): 46 (1893)
= Acokanthera deflersii Schweinf. ex Markgr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 462 (1923)
= Acokanthera friesiorum Markgr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 466 (1923)
= Acokanthera ouabaio Cathel. ex Lewin; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17(Beibl. 41): 44 (1893)
= Acokanthera scabra Schweinf. ex Markgr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 464 (1923)
= Acokanthera schimperi var. ouabaio (Cathel. ex Lewin) Cufod.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 39(Suppl.) 30 (1969)
= Arduina schimperi (A.DC.) Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 10: 168 (1888)
= Carissa deflersii (Schweinf. ex Lewin) Pichon; Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 24: 132 (1948)
= Carissa friesiorum (Markgr.) Cufod.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 30: Suppl., 684 (1960), et Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 39: Suppl., p. 30 (1969), basionymo cit.
= Carissa inepta Perrot & Vogt; Trav. Lab. Matière Méd. École Supér. Pharm. Paris 9: 114 (1913)
= Carissa schimperi A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 675 (1844)
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