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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)
496.3563 Genus Macropharynx Rusby; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 327 (1927)
Distribution: Tropical S-America
Species listed in database: 16
= Peltastes Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 375 (1932)
species :
Macropharynx abnorma J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede; Taxon 66(3): 638 (2017)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Peltastes anomalus J.F.Morales; Candollea 60(2): 295 (2005)
species :
Macropharynx anomala Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 21: 614 (1934)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Macropharynx colombiana (Woodson) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede; Taxon 66(3): 638 (2017)
Distribution: Colombia (Cesar, Cundinamarca, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Risaralda); Venezuela (Venezuela Distrito Federal, Carabobo, Táchira)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Peltastes colombianus Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 378 (1932)
= Peltastes manarae Steyerm.; Acta Bot. Venez. 3: 206 (1968)
species :
Macropharynx conflictiva (J.F.Morales) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede; Taxon 66(3): 638 (2017)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Peltastes conflictivus J.F.Morales; Candollea 60(2): 297 (2005)
species :
Macropharynx gigantea (Woodson) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede; Taxon 66(3): 638 (2017)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (La Paz, Santa Cruz)
83 BOL PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Peltastes giganteus Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 378 (1932)
= Peltastes ampliflorus Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47: 77 (1960)
species :
Macropharynx isthmica (Woodson) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede; Taxon 66(3): 639 (2017)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, Santander)
80 COS PAN 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Peltastes isthmicus Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 23: 187 (1936)
species :
Macropharynx macrocalyx (Müll.Arg.) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede; Taxon 66(3): 639 (2017)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Ceará, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais); Paraguay (Amambay)
84 BRA 85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Peltastes macrocalyx (Müll.Arg.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 376 (1932)
= Echites macrocalyx Müll.Arg.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(1): 160 (1860)
= Stipecoma macrocalyx (Müll.Arg.) Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 136 (1878)
= Peltastes stemmadeniiflorus Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 377 (1932)
species :
Macropharynx meyeri (C.Ezcurra) Xifreda; Kurtziana 17: 164 (1984)
Distribution: Argentina (Jujuy, Salta)
85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Temnadenia meyeri C.Ezcurra; Hickenia 1(45): 241 (1981)
species :
Macropharynx peltata (Vell.) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede; Taxon 66(3): 639 (2017)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Alto Paraná, Caaguazu, Itapua); Argentina (Misiones, Salta)
84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Peltastes peltatus (Vell.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 376 (1932)
= Echites peltatus Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 3: 110, t. 113 (1825 publ. 1829)
= Echites plicatus A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 454 (1844)
= Peltastes malviflorus Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 376 (1932)
= Stipecoma mucronata Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 135 (1878)
= Stipecoma ovata Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 137 (1878)
= Stipecoma parabolica Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 137 (1878)
= Stipecoma peltata (Vell.) Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 137 (1878)
= Stipecoma plicata (A.DC.) Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 134 (1878)
= Stipecoma speciosa Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 136 (1878)
species :
Macropharynx peruviana (Woodson) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede; Taxon 66(3): 639 (2017)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Peltastes peruvianus Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47: 77 (1960)
species :
Macropharynx pulchra (Miers) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede; Taxon 66(3): 639 (2017)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Peltastes tubiflorus Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47: 78 (1960)
= Peltastes pulcher (Miers) J.F.Morales; Candollea 60(2): 306 (2005)
= Stipecoma pulchra Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 135 (1878)
species :
Macropharynx renteriae A.H.Gentry; Phytologia 47(2): 99 (1980)
Distribution: Honduras; Costa Rica; Colombia (Chocó); Ecuador
80 COS HON 82 CLM 83 ECU
species :
Macropharynx spectabilis (Stadelm.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 18: 552 (1931)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Caquetá, Nariño); Venezuela (Bolívar, Monagas); Guyana; Surinam; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Rondônia)
82 CLM GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Echites spectabilis Stadelm.; Flora 24(1. Beibl.): 44 (1841)
= Elytropus spectabilis (Stadelm.) Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 116 (1878)
= Macropharynx fistulosa Rusby; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 329 (1927)
= Macropharynx strigillosa Woodson; Fieldiana, Bot. 28(3): 499 (1953)
= Peltastes bahiensis Markgr.
species :
Macropharynx stenantha (Woodson) J.F.Morales & M.E.Endress; Phytotaxa 677(2): 177 (2024)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá, Santander)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Temnadenia stenantha Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 21: 613 (1934)
species :
Macropharynx steyermarkii (Markgr.) J.F.Morales; Rhodora 99(899): 258 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Venezuela (Falcón, Lara, Yaracuy)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Asketanthera steyermarkii Markgr.; Acta Bot. Venez. 6 (1-4): 65 (1971 publ. 1972)
species :
Macropharynx venusta (J.F.Morales) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede; Taxon 66(3): 639 (2017)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Peltastes venustus J.F.Morales; Candollea 60(2): 307 (2005)
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