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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: 6711; hybrids: 10
= 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)
495.3513 Genus Asketanthera Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 46 (1932)
Distribution: Cuba, Hispaniola
Species listed in database: 5
species :
Asketanthera calycosa (A.Rich.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 47 (1932)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Echites calycosus A.Rich.; Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11(2): 94 (1850)
= Echites rugeliana Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 5: 465 (1908)
= Rhodocalyx calycosus (A.Rich.) Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 140 (1878)
species :
Asketanthera dolichopetala (Urb.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 47 (1932)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Echites dolichopetala Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 7: 335 (1912)
species :
Asketanthera ekmaniana Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 23: 240, 267 (1936)
Distribution: Dominican Republic; Haiti
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Echites longiflora Ekman & Helwig; Ark. Bot. 22A(10): 45 (1929)
species :
Asketanthera obtusifolia Alain; Phytologia 25(5): 271 (1973)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
species :
Asketanthera picardae (Urb.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 47 (1932)
Name: Platanito (Dominican Republic)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Echites picardae Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 5: 466 (1908)
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