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)
496.6604
Genus
Dictyanthus Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 604 (1844)
clade II
Species listed in database: 20
= Pachystelma Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 7: 330 (1920)
= Rytidoloma Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 25(2): 319 (1852)
= Tympananthe Hassk.; Flora 30: 757 (1847)
species :
Dictyanthus aeneus
Woodson; Amer. J. Bot. 22: 691 (1935)
Distribution: Mexico (Yucatán, Campeche)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea aenea (Woodson) W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(4): 1558 (1988 publ. 1989)
species :
Dictyanthus altatensis
(Brandegee) W.D.Stevens; Novon 10(3): 243 (2000)
Distribution: Mexico (Jalisco, Sinaloa, Sonora)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus altatensis Brandegee; Zoë 5: 244 (1908)
= Matelea altatensis (Brandegee) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 236 (1941)
species :
Dictyanthus asper
(Mill.) W.D.Stevens; Novon 9(4): 564 (1999)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua
79 MEX 80 ELS GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum asperum Mill.; Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 6 (1768)
= Dictyanthus brachistanthus Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 38 (1930)
= Gonolobus littoralis Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 596 (1844)
= Matelea aspera (Mill.) W.D.Stevens; Phytologia 32(5): 396 (1975)
= Matelea megacarpha (Brandegee) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 236 (1941)
= Pachystelma cordatum Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 7: 330 (1920)
= Vincetoxicum littorale (Decne.) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1188 (1924)
= Vincetoxicum megacarphum Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 4: 381 (1913)
species :
Dictyanthus ceratopetalus
Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 18: 208 (1893)
Distribution: Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua
80 ELS GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea ceratopetala (Donn.Sm.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 236 (1941)
species :
Dictyanthus eximius
(W.D.Stevens) W.D.Stevens; Novon 10(3): 243 (2000)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea eximia W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(4): 1552 (1988 publ. 1989)
species :
Dictyanthus hamatus
(W.D.Stevens) W.D.Stevens; Novon 10(3): 243 (2000)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea hamata W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(4): 1540 (1988 publ. 1989)
species :
Dictyanthus lautus
(W.D.Stevens) W.D.Stevens; Novon 10(3): 243 (2000)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Jalisco)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea lauta W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(4): 1548 (1988 publ. 1989)
species :
Dictyanthus macvaughianus
(W.D.Stevens) W.D.Stevens; Novon 10(3): 243 (2000)
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacán)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea macvaughiana W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(4): 1545 (1988 publ. 1989)
species :
Dictyanthus nichongus
L.O.Alvarado, R.Sánchez Cris. & A.López Hern.; Phytotaxa 558(2): 179 (2022)
Distribution: Mexico (Jalisco)
79 MEX
species :
Dictyanthus parviflorus
Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 2: 329 (1882)
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz, Zacatecas); Guatemala; El Salvador
79 MEX 80 ELS GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Dictyanthus prostratus Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 7: 329 (1920)
= Matelea diffusa Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 236 (1941)
= Matelea hemsleyana Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 237 (1941)
species :
Dictyanthus pavonii
Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 605 (1844)
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Sinaloa, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Dictyanthus campanulatus Rchb.; Index Sem. (Dresden) 4 (1850)
= Dictyanthus stapeliiflorus Rchb.; Index Sem. (Dresden) 4 (1850)
= Matelea pavonii (Decne.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 237 (1941)
= Matelea stapeliiflora (Rchb.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 237 (1941)
= Stapelia campanulata Pav. ex Planch.; Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 8: 55 (1852), nom. illeg.
= Stapelia campanulata Sessé & Moc.; Naturaleza (Mexico City), Ser. 2, 1(App.): 41 (1888), nom. illeg.
= Tympananthe suberosa Hassk.; Flora 30: 758 (1847)
species :
Dictyanthus reflexiflorus
Lozada-Pérez, E.B.Cortez & Martínez-Ambr.; Phytotaxa 682(3): 202 (2025)
Distribution: Mexico (Michoacán)
79 MEX
species :
Dictyanthus sepicola
(W.D.Stevens) W.D.Stevens; Novon 10(3): 243 (2000)
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Sonora)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea sepicola W.D.Stevens; Phytologia 32(5): 387 (1975)
species :
Dictyanthus sophiae
L.O.Alvarado; Bot. Sci. 103(3): 809 (2025)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, México State, Morelos)
79 MEX
species :
Dictyanthus stevensii
Gonz.-Martínez, Lozada-Pérez & L.O.Alvarado; Phytotaxa 394(1): 81 (2019)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
species :
Dictyanthus suffruticosus
(W.D.Stevens) W.D.Stevens; Novon 10(3): 243 (2000)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea suffruticosa W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(4): 1558 (1988 publ. 1989)
species :
Dictyanthus tigrinus
Conzatti & Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1183 (1924)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Jalisco, Mexico State, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea standleyana Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 237 (1941)
species :
Dictyanthus tuberosus
Rob.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 27: 180 (1893)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Durango, Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Sonora, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea tuberosa (B.L.Rob.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 237 (1941)
species :
Dictyanthus unicornus
Pío-León & L.O.Alvarado; Phytotaxa 632(2): 176 (2023)
Distribution: Mexico (Sinaloa)
79 MEX
species :
Dictyanthus yucatanensis
Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 37 (1930)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Veracruz, Yucatán)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea yucatanensis (Standl.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 237 (1941)
