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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)
496.6347 Genus Boucerosia Wight & Arn.; Contr. Bot. India [Wight] 34 (1834)
Distribution: 7 spp. India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar
Species listed in database: 8
= Frerea Dalzell; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 8: 10, t. 3 (1865)
= Hutchinia Wight & Arn.; Contr. Bot. India [Wight] 34 (1834)
= Pendulluma Plowes; CactusWorld 31(2): 103 (2013)
species :
Boucerosia crenulata (Wall.) Wight & Arn.; Contr. Bot. India [Wight] 34 (1834)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu); ?Sri Lanka; Myanmar
40 IND 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Boucerosia nilagiriana (Kumari & Subba Rao) Plowes; Haseltonia 3: 59 (1995)
= Boucerosia truncatocoronata Sedgw.; J. Indian Bot. Soc. 2: 125 (1921)
= Caralluma crenulata Wall.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 1: 6, t. 7 (1830)
= Caralluma nilagiriana Kumari & Subba Rao; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 73(1): 194 (1976)
= Caralluma truncatocoronata (Sedgw.) Gravely & Mayur.; Bull. Madras Gov. Mus. n. s. 4 14 (1931)
= Caralluma truncatocoronata var. geniculata Gravely & Mayur.; Ind. Sp. Gen. Caralluma 21 (1931)
= Ceropegia crenulata (Wall.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 414 (2017)
= Ceropegia truncatocoronata (Sedgw.) Kottaim.; Int. J. Curr. Res. Biosci. Pl. Biol. 6(10): 37 (2019)
= Desmidorchis crenulata (Wall.) Decne.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 9: 265 (1838)
= Hutchinia crenulata (Wall.) Plowes; CactusWorld 31(2): 102 (2013)
= Hutchinia nilagiriana (Kumari & Subba Rao) Plowes; CactusWorld 31(2): 102 (2013)
= Hutchinia truncatocoronata (Sedgw.) Plowes; CactusWorld 31(2): 102 (2013)
species :
Boucerosia diffusa Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 6: t. 1287 (1850)
Distribution: S-India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia diffusa (Wight) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 414 (2017)
= Caralluma diffusa (Wight) N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 12: 369 (1892)
= Desmidorchis diffusa (Wight) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 418 (1891)
species :
Boucerosia frerei (G.D.Rowley) Meve & Liede; Pl. Syst. Evol. 234(1-4): 200 (2002)
Distribution: India (Maharashtra)
40 IND
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Caralluma frerei G.D.Rowley; Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 78 (1958)
= Ceropegia frerei (G.D.Rowley) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 414 (2017)
= Desmidorchis dalzellii M.R.Almeida; Fl. Maharashtra 3 (A & B): 241 (2001), nom. nov.
= Frerea indica Dalzell; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 8: 10 (1865)
species :
Boucerosia indica (Wight & Arn.) Plowes; Haseltonia 3: 59 (1995)
Distribution: S-India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Boucerosia hutchinia Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 649 (1844), nom. superfl.
= Caralluma indica (Wight & Arn.) N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 12: 369 (1892)
= Ceropegia indica (Wight & Arn.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 414 (2017)
= Desmidorchis indica (Wight & Arn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 418 (1891)
= Hutchinia indica Wight & Arn.; Contr. Bot. India [Wight] 34 (1834)
species :
Boucerosia pauciflora Wight; Madras J. Lit. Sci. 6: t. ad p. 473 (1837)
Distribution: NW-India (Himachal Pradesh)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Caralluma pauciflora (Wight) N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 12: 278 (1892)
= Ceropegia pauciflora (Wight) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 414 (2017)
= Desmidorchis pauciflora (Wight) Decne.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 9: 266 (1838)
= Hutchinia pauciflora (Wight) Plowes; CactusWorld 31(2): 102 (2013)
species :
Boucerosia penduliflora Frandsen & Aditya; Asklepios 126: 11 (2020)
Distribution: India (Odisha)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia nilagiriensis Deroliya & Ram.Kumar bis; Feddes Repert. 137(1)-e70041: [1 of 2] (2026), nom. nov. superfl.
= Ceropegia penduliflora (Frandsen & Aditya) R.Kr.Singh & Sanjeet Kumar; J. Biodivers. Conservation 9(1): 75 (2025), nom. illeg., non (Sweet) Bruyns
species :
Boucerosia procumbens (Gravely & Mayur.) Plowes; Haseltonia 3: 59 (1995)
Distribution: S-India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Caralluma procumbens Gravely & Mayur.; Bull. Madras Gov. Mus. n. s. 4(1): 26 (1931)
= Ceropegia procumbens (Gravely & Mayur.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 424 (2017)
= Pendulluma procumbens (Gravely & Mayur.) Plowes; CactusWorld 31(2): 104 (2013)
species :
Boucerosia umbellata (Haw.) Wight & Arn.; Contr. Bot. India [Wight] 34 (1834)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh
40 BAN IND SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Boucerosia campanulata Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 6: t. 1287 (1853)
= Boucerosia lasiantha Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 6: t. 1286 (1853)
= Boucerosia umbellata var. campanulata (Wight) Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 77 (1883)
= Caralluma campanulata (Wight) N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 12: fig. 61 (1892), ex Hook.f. in Bot. Mag. t. 7274 (1893)
= Caralluma lasiantha (Wight) N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 12: 369 (1892)
= Caralluma umbellata Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 47 (1812)
= Ceropegia umbellata (Haw.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 414 (2017)
= Desmidorchis umbellata (Haw.) Decne.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 9: 266 (1838)
= Desmidorchis umbellata (Haw.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 418 (1891), isonym
= Desmidorchis umbellata (Haw.) M.R.Almeida; Fl. Maharashtra 3A: 242 (2001), isonym
= Stapelia callamulia Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 77 (1883)
= Stapelia umbellata (Haw.) Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 21 (1814), nomen, Pl. Coromandel 3: 36, t. 241 (1819)
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