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)
496.6350
Genus
Echidnopsis Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. t. 5930 (1871)
Distribution: 30 spp. Africa, Arabia
Species listed in database: 32
= Pseudopectinaria Lavranos; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 43(1): 9 (1971)
= Virchowia Vatke ex K.Schum.; (1893) non A. Schenk 1852
species :
Echidnopsis angustiloba
E.A.Bruce & P.R.O.Bally; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 13: 180 (1941)
Distribution: Kenya
25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia angustilobulata Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 417 (2017), nom. nov.
species :
Echidnopsis archeri
P.R.O.Bally; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 63 (1957)
Distribution: Somalia; Kenya
24 SOM 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia archeriana Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 417 (2017), nom. nov.
= Echidnopsis similis Plowes; Haseltonia 1: 82 (1993)
species :
Echidnopsis ballyi
(Marn.-Lap.) P.R.O.Bally; Kakteen And. Sukk. 14: 190 (1963) 14: 190 (1963)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia ballyi (Marn.-Lap.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 418 (2017)
= Stapeliopsis ballyi Marn.-Lap.; Cactus (Paris) 14: No. 65, 18a (1959)
species :
Echidnopsis bavazzanoi
Lavranos; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 46(4): 181 (1974)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Echidnopsis sharpei subsp. bavazzanoi (Lavranos) Meve & Thiv; Pl. Syst. Evol. 265(1-2): 82 (2007)
species :
Echidnopsis bentii
N.E.Br. ex Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. t. 7760 (1901)
Distribution: Soqotra; Oman (Dhofar); Yemen (coastal Hadhramaut)
24 SOC 35 OMA YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia bentii (N.E.Br. ex Hook.f.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 418 (2017)
species :
Echidnopsis bihendulensis
P.R.O.Bally; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 58 (1957)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia bihendulensis (P.R.O.Bally) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 418 (2017)
species :
Echidnopsis cereiformis
Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. t. 5930 (1871)
Distribution: Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; ?Yemen
24 ERI ETH SUD
Synonyms: hidden
= Apteranthes cylindrica (Brongn.) Decne.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 5, 13: 406 (1871)
= Apteranthes tessellata Decne.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 5, 13: 406 (1871)
= Boucerosia cylindrica (Decne.) Brongn.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 7: 900 (1863)
= Ceropegia cereiformis (Hook.f.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 417 (2017)
= Echidnopsis cereiformis var. brunnea A.Berger; Malpighia 16: 160 (1902)
= Echidnopsis cereiformis var. obscura A.Berger; Malpighia 16: 160 (1902)
= Echidnopsis cylindrica (Decne.) K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 274 (1895)
= Echidnopsis kohaitoensis Plowes; CactusWorld 31(3): 214 (2013)
= Echidnopsis tessellata (Decne.) Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 274 (1895)
= Piaranthus fascicularis Jacobsen; Sukkulenten [H.Jacobsen] 54 (1933)
= Stapelia cylindrica (Decne.) Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. t. 5930 (1871)
species :
Echidnopsis chrysantha
Lavranos; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 43(2): 65 (1971)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia chrysanthoides (Lavranos) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 418 (2017), nom. nov.
= Echidnopsis chrysantha subsp. filipes (Lavranos) Plowes; Haseltonia 1: 75 (1993)
= Echidnopsis chrysantha var. filipes Lavranos; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 46(4): 184 (1974)
= Echidnopsis planiflora subsp. chrysantha (Lavranos) Meve & Thiv; Pl. Syst. Evol. 265(1-2): 82 (2007)
species :
Echidnopsis ciliata
P.R.O.Bally; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 58 (1957)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia sharpei subsp. ciliata (P.R.O.Bally) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 418 (2017)
= Echidnopsis lavraniana Plowes; Haseltonia 1: 79 (1993)
= Echidnopsis sharpei subsp. ciliata (P.R.O.Bally) Bruyns; Bradleya 6: 38 (1988)
species :
Echidnopsis dammanniana
E.Dammann & Sprenger; Nursery Cat. (Dammann) 59: 4 (1892)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Eritrea; Djibouti; Somalia; Kenya
24 DJI ERI ETH SOM 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia dammanniana (Sprenger) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 417 (2017)
= Echidnopsis somalensis N.E.Br.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 477 (1903)
species :
Echidnopsis dhofarensis
(Bruyns) Plowes; Asklepios 116: 21 (2013)
Distribution: Oman (Dhofar)
35 OMA
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia dhofarensis (Bruyns) Bruyns; Symb. Bot. Upsal. 42: 288 (2026)
= Ceropegia scutellata subsp. dhofarensis (Bruyns) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 418 (2017)
= Echidnopsis scutellata subsp. dhofarensis Bruyns; Bradleya 6: 18 (1988)
species :
Echidnopsis ericiflora
Lavranos; Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 27(3): 70 (1972)
Distribution: SE-Kenya
25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia ericiflora (Lavranos) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 418 (2017)
species :
Echidnopsis globosa
Thulin & Hjertson; Nordic J. Bot. 15(3): 261 (1995)
Distribution: S-Yemen
35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia globosa (Thulin & Hjertson) Thulin; Nordic J. Bot. 2022(12)-e03692: 4 (2022)
= Echidnopsis fartaqensis T.A.McCoy & Orlando; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 75: 116 (2003)
species :
Echidnopsis inconspicua
Bruyns; Edinburgh J. Bot. 61(1): 9 (2005)
Distribution: Soqotra
24 SOC
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia inconspicua (Bruyns) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 418 (2017)
species :
Echidnopsis insularis
Lavranos; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 42: 136 (1970)
Distribution: Soqotra
24 SOC
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia insularis (Lavranos) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 418 (2017)
species :
Echidnopsis leachii
Lavranos; Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 27(3): 69 (1972)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia leachii (Lavranos) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 417 (2017)
= Ceropegia leachii var. oviflora (T.A.McCoy) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 417 (2017)
= Echidnopsis oviflora T.A.McCoy; Kakteen And. Sukk. 54(8): 214 (2003)
species :
Echidnopsis malum
(Lavranos) Bruyns; Bradleya 6: 43 (1988)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Somalia; Kenya
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia malum (Lavranos) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 417 (2017)
= Pseudopectinaria malum Lavranos; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 43(1): 10 (1971)
species :
Echidnopsis mijerteina
Lavranos; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 43(2): 64 (1971)
Distribution: N-Somalia; SW-Kenya
24 SOM 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia mijerteina (Lavranos) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 418 (2017)
= Echidnopsis mijerteina var. marchandii Lavranos; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 46(4): 184 (1974)
species :
Echidnopsis milleri
Lavranos; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 65(6): 294 (1993)
Distribution: Soqotra
24 SOC
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia milleri (Lavranos) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 418 (2017)
species :
Echidnopsis montana
(R.A.Dyer & E.A.Bruce) P.R.O.Bally; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 26: 89 (1964)
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
Synonyms: hidden
= Caralluma montana R.A.Dyer & E.A.Bruce; Fl. Pl. Africa 26: t. 1034 (1948)
= Ceropegia montana (R.A.Dyer & E.A.Bruce) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 417 (2017)
species :
Echidnopsis multangula
(Forssk.) Chiov.; Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1923: 114 (1923)
Distribution: Yemen (N-Yemen)
35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Stapelia multangula Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 108 (1775)
= Stapelia anonymos Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 7: 391 (1806)
species :
Echidnopsis planiflora
P.R.O.Bally; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 18: 109 (1956)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Eritrea; Djibouti; Somalia
24 DJI ERI ETH SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia planiflora (P.R.O.Bally) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 418 (2017)
= Echidnopsis flavicorona Plowes; Haseltonia 1: 72 (1993)
= Echidnopsis hirsuta Plowes; Haseltonia 1: 74 (1993)
= Echidnopsis plowesiana Orlando; Kakteen And. Sukk. 55(6): 158 (2004)
= Echidnopsis rubrolutea Plowes; Haseltonia 1: 76 (1993)
= Echidnopsis scutellata subsp. planiflora (P.R.O.Bally) Bruyns; Bradleya 6: 19 (1988)
= Trichocaulon somaliense Guillaumin; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 10: 628 (1938 publ. 1939) (non E. somaliensis N. E. Br.)
species :
Echidnopsis radians
M.Bleck; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 49(6): 263 (1977)
Distribution: Kenya
25 KEN
Remarks: sect. Echidnopsis subsect. Vadosicoronae
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia modestiflora (P.R.O.Bally ex Plowes) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 418 (2017), nom. nov.
= Ceropegia radians (Bleck) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 418 (2017)
= Echidnopsis adamsonii P.R.O.Bally; (1956) (nom. inval.)
= Echidnopsis modesta P.R.O.Bally ex Plowes; Haseltonia 1: 77 (1993)
species :
Echidnopsis repens
R.A.Dyer & I.Verd.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 11: 68 (1939)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia sharpei subsp. repens (R.A.Dyer & I.Verd.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 418 (2017)
= Echidnopsis sharpei subsp. repens (R.A.Dyer & I.Verd.) Bruyns; Bradleya 6: 37 (1988)
species :
Echidnopsis scutellata
(Deflers) A.Berger; Stapel. & Klein. 26 (1910)
Distribution: Djibouti; Yemen (Hadhramaut, Tihama, SW-Yemen)
24 DJI 35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Caralluma scutellata Deflers; Mém. Inst. Égypt. 3: 268 (1896)
= Ceropegia scutellata (Deflers) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 418 (2017)
= Echidnopsis yemenensis Plowes; Haseltonia 1: 71 (1993)
species :
Echidnopsis seibanica
Lavranos; J. S. African Bot. 30: 88, Pl. XVII, f. 1-2 (1964)
Distribution: Yemen (SE-Yemen: coastal Hadhramaut)
35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia seibanica (Lavranos) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 417 (2017)
species :
Echidnopsis sharpei
A.C.White & B.Sloane; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 11: 67 (1939)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Somalia; Kenya
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia sharpei (A.C.White & B.Sloane) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 418 (2017)
species :
Echidnopsis socotrana
Lavranos; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 65(6): 294 (1993)
Distribution: Soqotra
24 SOC
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia socotricola Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 418 (2017), nom. nov.
species :
Echidnopsis squamulata
(Decne.) P.R.O.Bally; Kakteen And. Sukk. 14: 173 (1963)
Distribution: Yemen (W-Yemen, Aden Desert, N-Inner Yemen, SW-Yemen)
35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia squamulata Decne.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 9: 263, t. 9B (1838)
species :
Echidnopsis uraiqatiana
Dioli; Haseltonia 13: 61 (2007)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Eritrea
24 ERI ETH
Synonyms: hidden
= Echidnopsis nubica N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 263 (1895)
= Ceropegia nubica (N.E.Br.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 417 (2017)
species :
Echidnopsis virchowii
K.Schum.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. (1893) 98 cum ic., et in Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 328 (1895)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia virchowii (K.Schum.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 417 (2017)
= Echidnopsis stellata Lavranos; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 46(4): 182 (1974)
= Echidnopsis thulinii M.G.Gilbert; Nordic J. Bot. 33(6): 646 (2015)
= Echidnopsis virchowii var. stellata (Lavranos) Plowes; Haseltonia 1: 69 (1993)
= Virchowia africana Vatke ex K.Schum.; (1893) (nomen)
species :
Echidnopsis watsonii
P.R.O.Bally; Candollea 18: 343 (1963)
Distribution: N-Somalia
24 SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia watsonii (P.R.O.Bally) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 418 (2017)
