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495.0000 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: 6680; hybrids: 9
= 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)
495.3903 Genus Baissea A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 424 (1844)
Distribution: Tropical Africa, arid S-Africa (1), trop. Asia (1)
Species listed in database: 22
= Codonura K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 229 (1896)
= Guerkea K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 180 (1895)
= Perinerion Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 758 (1888), et Hist. des pl. 10: 210 (1888), K. Schum. in Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 174 (1895)
= Zygodia Benth.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2: 716 (1876)
species :
Baissea axillaris (Benth.) Hua; Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 134: 857 (1902)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; Cabinda; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola
22 BEN GHA GUI IVO LBR NGA SEN SIE 23 CAB CAF CMN CON GAB ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Zygodia axillaris Benth.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 12: t. 1184 (1876)
= Guerkea schumanniana De Wild. & T.Durand; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique, Compt.-Rend. 38: 128 (1899)
species :
Baissea atrobrunnea O.Lachenaud; Candollea 77(1): 18 (2022)
Distribution: Gabon (Waka N.P.)
23 GAB
species :
Baissea baillonii Hua; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris, n. s. 2: 8 (1890)
Distribution: Guinea; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola
22 BEN GHA GUI IVO LBR NGA TOG 23 CMN CON GAB ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Baissea breviloba Stapf; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912: 278 (1912)
= Baissea ivorensis A.Chev.; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 424 (1920), nomen
species :
Baissea campanulata (K.Schum.) de Kruif; Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 85(2): 40 (1985)
Distribution: Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Cabinda; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola
22 GHA IVO NGA 23 CAB CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Baissea goossensii De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 5: 417 (1932)
= Baissea laurentii De Wild.; Notices Pl. Utiles Interessantes Fl. Congo 2: 253 (1908)
= Baissea minutiflora Pichon; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 20: 196 (1948), nom. illeg.
= Oncinotis campanulata K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 227 (1896)
species :
Baissea concinna Stapf ex Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 45, in clavi, 46 (1931), et Kew Bull. 338 (1937), latine
Distribution: Liberia; Ivory Coast
22 IVO LBR
Remarks: bona sp. fide Jongkind & Lachenaud 2022
species :
Baissea congensis (R.D.Good) Jongkind; Candollea 77(1): 22 (2022)
Distribution: Gabon (Ngounié, Nyanga); Cabinda; ?D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 CAB GAB
Synonyms: hidden
= Zygodia congensis R.D.Good; J. Bot. 67(Suppl. 2): 89 (1929)
species :
Baissea floribunda (K.Schum.) Hua; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris, n. s. 2: 12 (1890)
Distribution: Gabon
23 GAB
Synonyms: hidden
= Guerkea floribunda K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 180 (1895)
species :
Baissea gracillima (K.Schum.) Hua; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris, n. s. 2: 12 (1890)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Cabinda; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola
22 NGA 23 CAB CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Guerkea gracillima K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 228 (1896)
= Baissea micrantha Hua; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris, n. s. 1: 11 (1898)
= Baissea malchairii De Wild.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 107 (1915)
species :
Baissea lane-poolei Stapf; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 46 (1915)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast
22 GUI IVO LBR SIE
species :
Baissea leonensis Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 452 (1849)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; Cabinda; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda
22 BEN GHA GNB GUI IVO LBR NGA SEN SIE 23 BIO CAB CAF CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI 25 UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Baissea alborosea Gilg & Stapf; Wiss. Ergebn. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1907-1908), Bot. 2: 540 (1913)
= Baissea brachyantha Stapf; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 125 (1894), et in Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 24:, t. 2343 (1895)
= Baissea dichotoma Stapf; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 125 (1894)
= Baissea elliptica Stapf; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 215 (1902)
= Baissea giorgii De Wild.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 108 (1915)
= Baissea likimiensis De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 5: 419 (1932)
= Baissea odorata K.Schum. ex Stapf; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 212 (1902)
= Baissea ogowensis Hua; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 10 (1883)
= Baissea tenuiloba Stapf; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 124 (1894)
= Guerkea uropetala K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 228 (1896)
species :
Baissea leontonori Dilst; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 64(1-2): 120 (1995)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Uganda
23 BUR ZAI 25 UGA
species :
Baissea longipetiolata Dilst; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 64(1-2): 122 (1995)
Distribution: Gabon
23 GAB
species :
Baissea major (Stapf) Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 675 (1898)
Distribution: Guinea-Bissau; Cameroon; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola
22 GNB 23 CAF CMN ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Baissea angolensis var. major Stapf; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 126 (1894)
species :
Baissea multiflora A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 424 (1844)
Distribution: Senegal; Gambia; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Niger; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; Cabinda; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; SW-Chad; Angola
22 BKN GAM GHA GNB GUI IVO LBR MLI NGA NGR SEN SIE 23 BIO CAB CAF CMN CON GAB ZAI 24 CHA 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Baissea thollonii Hua; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 10 (1883)
= Baissea heudelotii Hua; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris, n. s. 2: 9 (1890)
= Baissea angolensis Stapf; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 126 (1894)
= Baissea caudiloba Stapf; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 90 (1895)
= Baissea multiflora var. caudiloba (Stapf) Stapf; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 208 (1902)
= Baissea laxiflora Stapf; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 124 (1894)
= Oncinotis axillaris K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 226 (1896)
= Guerkea congolana De Wild. & T.Durand; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique, Compt.-Rend. 38: 94 (1899)
species :
Baissea myrtifolia (Benth.) Pichon; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 20: 196 (1948)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia
23 CON ZAI 25 KEN TAN 26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Baissea kidengensis (K.Schum.) Pichon; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 20: 196 (1948)
= Baissea melanocephala (K.Schum.) Pichon; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 24: 35 (1954)
= Baissea urceolata (Stapf) Pichon; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 20: 196 (1948)
= Oncinotis melanocephala K.Schum.; Abh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., Phys.-Math. Cl. 1894: 34 (1895)
= Zygodia kidengensis K.Schum.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 318 (1895)
= Zygodia melanocephala (K.Schum.) Stapf; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 219 (1902)
= Zygodia myrtifolia Benth.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 12: 73 (1876)
= Zygodia subsessilis Benth.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 12: 73 (1876)
= Zygodia urceolata Stapf; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 122 (1894)
species :
Baissea ochrantha K.Schum. ex Stapf; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 206 (1902)
Distribution: Cameroon; Gabon
23 CMN GAB
species :
Baissea subrufa Stapf; Wiss. Ergebn. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1907-1908), Bot. 2: 539 (1913)
Distribution: Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 BIO CAF CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Baissea mortehanii De Wild.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 105 (1915)
species :
Baissea subsessilis (K.Schum.) Stapf ex Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 46 (1931)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon
22 NGA 23 CMN
Remarks: bona sp. fide Jongkind & Lachenaud 2022
Synonyms: hidden
= Oncinotis subsessilis K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 321 (1903)
species :
Baissea viridiflora (K.Schum.) de Kruif; Meded. Landbouwhoogeschool 83(7): 16 (1983 publ. 1984)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Tanzania; Malawi; Mozambique
23 ZAI 25 TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Motandra viridiflora K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 319 (1903)
species :
Baissea welwitschii (Baill.) Stapf ex Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 675 (1898)
Distribution: Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola
22 GHA IVO NGA 23 CAF CMN GAB ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Perinerion welwischii Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 758 (1888)
= Codonura calophylla K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 229 (1896)
= Baissea calophylla (K.Schum.) Stapf; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 205 (1902)
= Baissea erythrosticta K.Schum. ex Stapf; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 206 (1902)
species :
Baissea wulfhorstii Schinz; Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 816 (1896)
Distribution: Angola; Zambia; Namibia (incl. Caprivi Strip); Botswana
26 ANG ZAM 27 BOT NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Baissea spectabilis Hua; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 10 (1883)
species :
Baissea zygodioides (K.Schum.) Stapf; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 210 (1902)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana
22 GHA GUI IVO LBR SEN SIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Oncinotis zygodioides K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 227 (1896)
= Baissea aframensis Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 45 (1931)
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