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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: 6747; 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)
495.1913 Genus Chilocarpus Blume; Cat. Gew. Buitenzorg [Blume] 22 (1823), et Bijdr. 1025 (1826)
Distribution: India, Indochina, Malesia
Species listed in database: 15
= Neokeithia Steenis; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 407 (1948)
species :
Chilocarpus beccarianus Pierre; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris, n. s. 1: 101 (1898)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Chilocarpus conspicuus (Steenis) Markgr.; Blumea 19(1): 162 (1971)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Neokeithia conspicua Steenis; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 407 (1948)
= Chilocarpus gracilis Markgr.; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 1: 27 (1950)
species :
Chilocarpus costatus Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 393 (1857)
Distribution: Myanmar (Taninthayi); Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (widespread); Sumatra; Borneo
41 MYA THA 42 BOR MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Chilocarpus aurantiacus Ridl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 73 (1926)
= Chilocarpus costatus var. borneensis Markgr.; Blumea 16: 161 (1971)
= Chilocarpus cuneifolius Kerr; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1937: 40 (1937)
= Chilocarpus diepenhorstii Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. 552 (1861)
= Chilocarpus maingayi Dyer ex Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 3: 627 (1882)
species :
Chilocarpus decipiens Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 3: 627 (1882)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor); Sumatra
42 MLY SUM
species :
Chilocarpus denudatus Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1025 (1826)
Distribution: Myanmar (Taninthayi); Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Selangor, Pahang, Terengganu, Johor); Sumatra; Borneo; Sulawesi; Philippines (Leyte, Bucas Grande); Java; Lesser Sunda Isl.; Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
41 CBD MYA THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY MOL NWG PHI SUL SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Alstonia micrantha Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 79: 95 (1918)
= Chilocarpus alyxifolius Pierre; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris, n. s. 1: 102 (1898)
= Chilocarpus amboinensis Markgr.; Blumea 19: 162 (1971)
= Chilocarpus embelioides King & Gamble; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 74(2): 401 (1908)
= Chilocarpus leytensis Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 4: 1453 (1912)
= Chilocarpus minutiflorus King & Gamble; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 74(2): 405 (1908)
variant :
var. sunainaianus (Yogan.) A.Datta & M.P.Nayar; Fl. Pl. India Annot. Checkl. 2: 92 (2020), et Fasc. Fl. India 30: 102 (2021)
Distribution: Andaman Isl. (North Andaman Isl.); Nicobar Isl.
41 AND NCB
Synonyms: hidden
= Chilocarpus denudatus var. nicobaricus M.Gangop. & Chakrab.; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 16: 37 (1992)
= Chilocarpus sunainaianus Yogan.; Curr. Sci. 51: 902 (1982)
species :
Chilocarpus hirtus D.J.Middleton; Edinburgh J. Bot. 63(2-3): 202 (2006)
Distribution: Sumatra; Borneo (Sarawak); Brunei
42 BOR BRN SUM
species :
Chilocarpus malabaricus Bedd.; Icon. Pl. Ind. Or. [Beddome] 1: 33 (1868-74)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Chilocarpus atroviridis (G.Don) Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 153 (1850)
= Hunteria atrovirens G.Don; Gen. Hist. 4: 105 (1837-38)
= Winchia atroviridis (Blume) Kurz; Forest Fl. Burma 2: 170 (1877)
species :
Chilocarpus obtusifolius Merr.; Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 19: 188 (1933 publ. 1934)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Johor); Sumatra; Borneo
42 BOR MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Chilocarpus kuchingensis Markgr.; Blumea 19: 163 (1971)
= Chilocarpus obovatus Markgr.; Blumea 19: 161 (1971)
species :
Chilocarpus pubescens D.J.Middleton; Edinburgh J. Bot. 63(2-3): 204 (2006)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Chilocarpus rostratus Markgr.; Blumea 19: 165 (1971)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (Perak); Sumatra; Borneo
41 THA 42 BOR MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Chilocarpus tuberculatus Markgr. ex Leeuwenb.; Syst. & Geogr. Pl. 72: 156 (2002)
species :
Chilocarpus sarawakensis D.J.Middleton; Edinburgh J. Bot. 63(2-3): 204 (2006)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Chilocarpus steenisianus Markgr.; Blumea 19(1): 160 (1971)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan, Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Chilocarpus suaveolens Blume; Cat. Gew. Buitenzorg [Blume] 23 (1823)
Distribution: Sumatra; Borneo; Java
42 BOR JAW SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Chilocarpus compositus Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 152 (1850)
= Chilocarpus densiflorus Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 152 (1850)
= Chilocarpus suaveolens var. cuneatus Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 152 (1850)
= Chilocarpus suaveolens var. borneensis Hallier f.; Jahrb. Hamburg. Wiss. Anst. 17: 150 (1899)
= Chilocarpus suaveolens var. salaccensis Hochr.; Candollea 5: 176 (1934)
species :
Chilocarpus torulosus (Boerl.) Markgr.; Blumea 19(1): 162 (1971)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Alyxia torulosa Boerl.; Bull. Inst. Bot. Buitenzorg 5: 12 (1900)
= Chilocarpus anguineus Stapf; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 30: t. 2993 (1913)
= Neokeithia torulosa (Boerl.) Steenis; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 17: 408 (1948)
species :
Chilocarpus vernicosus Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 152 (1850)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Selangor, Melaka, Johor, Pahang); +Singapore; Sumatra; Borneo
42 BOR MLY SNG SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Chilocarpus globuliferus Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 152 (1850)
= Chilocarpus enervis Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 3: 626 (1882)
= Chilocarpus cantleyi King & Gamble; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 74(2): 403 (1908)
= Chilocarpus nigrescens King & Gamble; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 74(2): 404 (1908)
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