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496.0000 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: 6774; 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)
496.6707 Genus Aspidonepsis Nicholas & Goyder; Bothalia 22(1): 24 (1992)
Distribution: S-Africa
Species listed in database: 5
species :
Aspidonepsis cognata (N.E.Br.) Nicholas & Goyder; Bothalia 22(1): 30 (1992)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias cognata N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 687 (1908)
species :
Aspidonepsis diploglossa (Turcz.) Nicholas & Goyder; Bothalia 22(1): 26 (1992)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias diploglossa (Turcz.) Druce; Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 4: 605 (1916 publ. 1917)
= Asclepias schizoglossoides Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(Beibl. 45): 32 (1894)
= Gomphocarpus diploglossus Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 21(1): 228 (1848)
species :
Aspidonepsis flava (N.E.Br.) Nicholas & Goyder; Bothalia 22(1): 27 (1992)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias flava N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 687 (1908)
species :
Aspidonepsis reenensis (N.E.Br.) Nicholas & Goyder; Bothalia 22(1): 32 (1992), without basionym ref., et in Bothalia 23(2): 237 (1993)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 LES SAF SWZ
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias reenensis N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 1131 (1909)
species :
Aspidonepsis shebae Nicholas & Goyder; Bothalia 22(1): 33 (1992)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN V
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