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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)
496.6594 Genus Petalostelma E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 328 (1885)
Distribution: South America
Species listed in database: 12
= Lagoa T.Durand; Index Gen. Phan. [Durand] 260 (1887)
= Zygostelma E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 232 (1885), nom. illeg., non Benth. 1876
species :
Petalostelma andinum Meve, Liede & A.P.B.Santos; Willdenowia 49(3): 286 (2019)
Distribution: Bolivia; Argentina (Tucumán, Salta)
83 BOL 85 ARG
species :
Petalostelma atlanticum A.P.B.Santos; Pl. Syst. Evol. 307(2)-27: 8 (2021)
Distribution: Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
species :
Petalostelma auriculatum A.P.B.Santos & Meve; Willdenowia 49(3): 288 (2019)
Distribution: Bolivia
83 BOL
species :
Petalostelma bracteolatum (E.Fourn.) Fontella; Pabstia 5(1): 6 (1994)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Metastelma bracteolatum E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 209 (1885)
species :
Petalostelma calcaratum (Decne.) Fontella; Pabstia 5(1): 6 (1994)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lagoa calcarata (Decne.) Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 10: 251 (1890)
= Lagoa calcarata (Decne.) Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 257 (1895), isonym
= Metastelma calcaratum Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 513 (1844)
= Zygostelma calcaratum (Decne.) E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 232 (1885))
species :
Petalostelma cearense Malme; Ark. Bot. 21A(2): 4 (1927)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Maranhão, Ceará)
84 BRA
species :
Petalostelma dardanoi Fontella; Pabstia 5(1): 5 (1994)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Paraíba, Pernambuco)
84 BRA
species :
Petalostelma garrapatense H.A.Keller; Darwiniana, n. s. 11(1): 358 (2023)
Distribution: Argentina (Salta)
85 ARG
species :
Petalostelma longipedunculatum A.P.B.Santos; Willdenowia 49(3): 290 (2019)
Distribution: Bolivia; Brazil (Mato Grosso)
83 BOL 84 BRA
species :
Petalostelma martianum (Decne.) E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 328 (1885)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); NE-Brazil (Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe); WC-Brazil (Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Metastelma martianum Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 513 (1844)
species :
Petalostelma robertii (S.Moore) Liede & Meve; Novon 11(2): 176 (2001)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum robertii (S.Moore) Malme; Ark. Bot. 26A(4): 28 (1934)
= Metastelma robertii (S.Moore) Malme; Ark. Bot. 21A(12): 7 (1927)
= Vincetoxicum robertii S.Moore; J. Bot. 42: 104 (1904)
species :
Petalostelma sarcostemma (Lillo) Liede & Meve; Novon 11(2): 176 (2001)
Distribution: Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija); Argentina (Salta, Tucumán)
83 BOL 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum sarcostemma Lillo; Physis (Buenos Aires) 4: 424 (1919), et ex Malme, Ark. Bot. 26A(4): 27 (1934), descr. ampl.
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