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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)
496.4109 Genus Pentopetia Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 500 (1844)
Distribution: Madagascar
Species listed in database: 24
= Acustelma Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 804 (1889)
= Gonocrypta Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 804 (1889)
= Kompitsia Costantin & Gallaud; Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 142: 1555 (1906)
= Pentopetiopsis Costantin & Gallaud; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 12: 416 (1906)
species :
Pentopetia albicans (Jum. & H.E.P.Perrier) Klack.; Candollea 54(2): 308 (1999)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptolepis albicans Jum. & H.E.P.Perrier; Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 2, 6: 179 (1908)
species :
Pentopetia androsaemifolia Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 500 (1844)
Distribution: Madagascar; Aldabra (Asuncio Isl.)
29 ALD MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum androsaemifolium Vahl ex Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 500 (1844)
= Pentopetia androsaemifolia subsp. lanceolata Costantin & Gallaud; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 339 (1907)
= Pentopetia androsaemifolia subsp. multiflora B.Boivin ex Costantin & Gallaud; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 337 (1907)
= Pentopetia androsaemifolia subsp. ovalifolia Costantin & Gallaud; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 340 (1907)
= Pentopetia androsaemifolia subsp. pilosa Costantin & Gallaud; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 338 (1907)
= Pentopetia androsaemifolia var. cordifolia Costantin & Gallaud; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 12: 416 (1906)
= Pentopetia androsaemifolia var. cowanii Costantin & Gallaud; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 336 (1907)
= Pentopetia androsaemifolia var. scabra Costantin & Gallaud; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 337 (1907)
= Pentopetia boinensis Jum. & H.E.P.Perrier; Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 2, 6: 169 (1908)
= Pentopetia cotoneaster subsp. glabra Costantin & Gallaud; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 343 (1907)
= Pentopetia gracilis Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 500 (1844)
species :
Pentopetia astephana Klack.; Candollea 62(2): 234 (2007)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Pentopetia bidens Jum. & H.E.P.Perrier; Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 2, 6: 177 (1908)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Pentopetia boivinii Costantin & Gallaud; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 349 (1907)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Pentopetia cotoneaster subsp. thouarsii Costantin & Gallaud; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 343 (1907)
species :
Pentopetia bosseri Klack.; Candollea 54(2): 290 (1999)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Pentopetia calycina Klack.; Candollea 54(2): 325 (1999)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Pentopetia cotoneaster Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 500 (1844)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Acustelma grandidieri Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 804 (1889)
= Pentopetia cotoneaster subsp. acustelma (Costantin & Gallaud) Costantin & Gallaud; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 344 (1907)
= Pentopetia cotoneaster var. acustelma Costantin & Gallaud; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 13: 443 (1907)
species :
Pentopetia dasynema Choux; Arch. Bot. Bull. Mens. 4: 98 (1930)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Pentopetia dolichopodia Klack.; Candollea 54(2): 329 (1999)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Pentopetia ecoronata Klack.; Candollea 54(2): 307 (1999)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Pentopetia elastica Jum. & H.E.P.Perrier; Caoutchouc & Gutta-Percha 5: (1908), et in Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 2, 6: 174 (1908)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Pentopetia alba Jum. & H.E.P.Perrier; Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 2, 6: 176 (1908)
= Kompitsia elastica Costantin & Gallaud; Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 142: 1555 (1906)
= Pentopetia elastica (Costantin & Gallaud) Venter; Taxon 47: 714 (1997), homonym, non Jum. & H. E. P. Perrier (1908)
species :
Pentopetia glaberrima Choux; Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 3, 2: 235 (1914)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Pentopetia grevei (Baill.) Venter; Taxon 47: 714 (1997)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonocrypta grevei Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 804 (1889)
species :
Pentopetia intermedia Klack.; Candollea 54(2): 302 (1999)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Pentopetia longipetala Klack.; Candollea 54(2): 304 (1999)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Pentopetia lutea Klack. & Civeyrel; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 19(2): 267 (1997)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Pentopetia mollis Jum. & H.E.P.Perrier; Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 2, 6: 172 (1908)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Pentopetia ovalifolia (Costantin & Gallaud) Venter; Taxon 47: 714 (1997)
subspecies :
subsp. ovalifolia
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Pentopetiopsis ovalifolia Costantin & Gallaud; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 12: 416 (1906)
= Pentopetia cotoneaster subsp. pentopetiopsis (Costantin & Gallaud) Costantin & Gallaud; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 346 (1907)
= Pentopetia cotoneaster var. pentopetiopsis Costantin & Gallaud; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 13: 443 (1907)
subspecies :
subsp. glabrata Klack.; Candollea 54(2): 314 (1999)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Pentopetia pinnata Costantin & Gallaud; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 347 (1907)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Pentopetia reticulata Jum. & H.E.P.Perrier; Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 2, 6: 167 (1908)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Pentopetia suarezensis Klack.; Willdenowia 49(2): 212 (2019)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Pentopetia urceolata Klack.; Candollea 54(2): 297 (1999)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Pentopetia viridis Klack. & Meve; Candollea 62(2): 212 (2007)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
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