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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)
496.4107 Genus Cryptostegia R.Br.; Bot. Reg., t. 435 (1819)
Distribution: Madagascar, widely introduced in the tropics
Species listed in database: 2
species :
Cryptostegia grandiflora (Roxb.) R.Br.; Bot. Reg., t. 435 (1819)
Name: Purple Allamanda, Palay rubbervine (EN)
Distribution: Senegal [I]; Gambia [I]; Guinea [I]; Burkina Faso [I]; Zimbabwe [I]; Mozambique [I]; Botswana [I]; Ascension Isl. [I]; Madagascar; Pakistan [I]; India [I] (throughout); Sri Lanka [I]; Bangladesh [I]; Philippines [I]; Jawa [I]; Australia [I] (Queensland [I]); New Caledonia [I]; Tuamotu Arch. [I] (Takapoto Atoll [I]); Northern Marianas [I] (Saipan [I]); Guam [I]; Marshall Isl. [I] (Kwajalein [I]); USA [I] (Florida [I]); Mexico [I]; Belize [I]; Honduras [I]; Panama [I]; Bahamas [I]; Cuba [I]; Cayman Isl. [I]; Jamaica [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (Guana [I], St. Croix [I], St. John [I], St. Thomas [I], Tortola [I], Virgin Gorda [I]); Saba [I]; Barbados [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Aruba [I]; Bonaire [I]; Curacao [I]; Colombia [I]; Isla Margarita [I]; Peru [I]; Brazil [I]
22 bkn gam gui sen 26 moz zim 27 bot 28 asc 29 MDG 40 ban ind pak srl 42 jaw phi 50 aus 60 nwc 61 tua 62 gum mrn mrs 78 usa 79 mex 80 blz hon pan 81 aru bah bbd bon cay cub cur his jam pue sab trt ven vir 82 clm 83 per 84 bra
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptostegia grandiflora var. tulearensis Costantin & Gallaud; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 12: 417 (1906)
= Nerium grandiflorum (Roxb. ex R.Br.) Roxb.; Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 2: 10 (1832)
species :
Cryptostegia madagascariensis Bojer; Hortus Maurit. 212. ex Decne. (1844)
Name: Madagascar rubbervine (EN)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville] [I]; Somalia [I]; Malawi [I]; Zimbabwe [I]; Mozambique [I]; Madagascar; Seychelles [I]; Taiwan [I]; S-India [c]; Australia [I] (Northern Territory [I]); Cook Isl. [I] (Rarotonga [I], Aitutaki [I]); USA [I] (Florida [I]); Mexico [I]; Belize [I]; Honduras [I]; Nicaragua [I]; Costa Rica [I]; Panama [I]; Jamaica [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (St. Croix [I], St. John [I], St. Thomas [I], Tortola [I], Virgin Gorda [I]); St. Lucia [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Colombia [I]; Isla Margarita [I]; Venezuela [I]; Brazil [I]
23 con 24 som 26 mlw moz zim 29 MDG sey 38 tai 40 ind 50 aus 61 coo 78 usa 79 mex 80 blz cos hon nic pan 81 his jam pue stl trt ven vir 82 clm ven 84 bra
variant :
var. septentrionalis Marohasy & P.I.Forst.; Austral. Syst. Bot. 4(3): 576 (1991)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
variant :
var. glaberrima (Hochr.) Marohasy & P.I.Forst.; Austral. Syst. Bot. 4(3): 576 (1991)
Distribution: Madagascar; Australia [I] (Western Australia [I], Northern Territory [I], Queensland [I])
29 MDG 50 aus
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptostegia glaberrima Hochr.; Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 11/12: 89 (1908)
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