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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)
496.6343 Genus Desmidorchis Ehrenb.; Linnaea 4: 94 (1829)
Distribution: 15 spp. N- and E-tropical Africa, Arabia
Species listed in database: 14
= Crenulluma Plowes; Haseltonia 3: 66 (1995)
= Sarcocodon N.E.Br.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 169 (1878)
species :
Desmidorchis adenensis (Deflers) Meve & Liede; Pl. Syst. Evol. 234(1-4): 202 (2002)
Distribution: Yemen (Aden Desert, SE-Yemen: coastal Hadhramaut)
35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Boucerosia adenensis Deflers; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 689 (1896)
= Caralluma adenensis (Deflers) A.Berger; Stapel. & Klein. 79 (1910)
= Caralluma kalmbacheriana Lavranos; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 37: 110 (1965)
= Caralluma rauhii Lavranos; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 37: 106 (1965)
= Ceropegia adenensis (Deflers) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 413 (2017)
= Ceropegia kalmbacheriana (Lavranos) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 413 (2017)
= Crenulluma adenensis (Deflers) Plowes; Haseltonia 3: 66 (1995)
= Crenulluma kalmbacheriana (Lavranos) Plowes; Haseltonia 3: 67 (1995)
= Crenulluma rauhii (Lavranos) Plowes; Haseltonia 3: 67 (1995)
species :
Desmidorchis arabica (N.E.Br.) Meve & Liede; Pl. Syst. Evol. 234(1-4): 202 (2002)
Distribution: United Arab Emirates; N-Oman; Yemen (N-Inner Yemen, SE-Yemen: coastal Hadhramaut)
35 OMA UAE YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Caralluma arabica N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 318 (1895)
= Crenulluma arabica (N.E.Br.) Plowes; Haseltonia 3: 66 (1995)
= Ceropegia arabensis Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 413 (2017), nom. nov.
species :
Desmidorchis aucheriana (Decne.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 418 (1891)
Distribution: Oman (Mascat & Oman); Yemen (Aden Desert, N-Inner Yemen, SW-Yemen, Tihama, W-Yemen)
35 OMA YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Boucerosia aucheriana Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 649 (1844)
= Boucerosia dentata (Forssk.) Deflers; Mém. Inst. Égypt. 3: 273 (1896), nomen
= Caralluma aucheriana (Decne.) A.P.Jagtap & N.P.Singh; Fasc. Fl. India 24: 208 (1999), isonym
= Caralluma aucheriana (Decne.) N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 12: 369 (1892)
= Caralluma dentata (Forssk.) Blatt.; Rec. Bot. Surv. India 8: 303 (1921), nom. inval.
= Crenulluma aucheriana (Decne.) Plowes; Haseltonia 3: 66 (1995)
= Stapelia dentata Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. cviii (1775), nom. subnud.
species :
Desmidorchis awdelianus (Deflers) Meve & Liede; Pl. Syst. Evol. 234(1-4): 202 (2002)
Distribution: Saudi Arabia (Asir); Yemen (Aden Desert, SW-Yemen, N-Inner Yemen)
35 SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Boucerosia awdeliana Deflers; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 689 (1895)
= Caralluma awdeliana (Deflers) A.Berger; Stapel. & Klein. 81 (1910)
= Ceropegia awdeliana (Deflers) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 413 (2017)
= Crenulluma awdeliana (Deflers) Plowes; Haseltonia 3: 66 (1995)
species :
Desmidorchis edithae (N.E.Br.) Plowes; Haseltonia 3: 58 (1995)
Distribution: E-Ethiopia; Djibouti; Somalia (Somaliland)
24 DJI ETH SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Caralluma edithae N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 219 (1895)
= Ceropegia edithae (N.E.Br.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 413 (2017)
species :
Desmidorchis ericamccoyae (T.A.McCoy) comb.ined.
Distribution: Oman
35 OMA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia ericamccoyae (T.A.McCoy) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 413 (2017)
= Sulcolluma ericamccoyae T.A.McCoy; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 85(2): 61 (2013)
species :
Desmidorchis flava Meve & Liede (N.E.Br.) Meve & Liede; Pl. Syst. Evol. 234(1-4): 202 (2002)
subspecies :
subsp. flava
Distribution: United Arab Emirates; Oman (Dhofar); Yemen (coastal Hadhramaut)
35 OMA UAE YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Caralluma flava N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 335 (1894)
= Ceropegia flava (N.E.Br.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 413 (2017)
= Crenulluma flava (N.E.Br.) Plowes; Haseltonia 3: 67 (1995)
subspecies :
subsp. hajarica (Bruyns) comb.ined.
Distribution: Oman
35 OMA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia flava subsp. hajarica Bruyns; Symb. Bot. Upsal. 42: 238 (2026)
subspecies :
subsp. tardellii (Mosti & Raffaelli) comb.ined.
Distribution:
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Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia flava subsp. tardellii (Mosti & Raffaelli) Bruyns; Symb. Bot. Upsal. 42: 239 (2026)
= Crenulluma tardellii (Mosti & Raffaelli) Plowes; Asklepios 116: 20 (2013)
= Desmidorchis tardellii Mosti & Raffaelli; Webbia 59(2): 289 (2004)
species :
Desmidorchis foetida (E.A.Bruce) Plowes; Haseltonia 3: 58 (1995)
Distribution: E-Uganda; Kenya
25 KEN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Caralluma foetida E.A.Bruce; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 34: t. 3371 (1938)
= Ceropegia foetida (E.A.Bruce) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 413 (2017)
species :
Desmidorchis impostor Jonkers; Bradleya 28: 76 (2010)
Distribution: Oman
35 OMA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia impostor (Jonkers) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 413 (2017)
species :
Desmidorchis lavrani (Rauh & Wertel) Meve & Liede; Pl. Syst. Evol. 234(1-4): 202 (2002)
Distribution: Yemen (SE-Yemen: coastal Hadhramaut)
35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Caralluma dolichocarpa O.Schwartz; Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 10: 194 (1939)
= Caralluma lavrani Rauh & Wertel; Kakteen And. Sukk. 16: 62 (1965)
= Ceropegia dolichocarpa (O.Schwartz) Thulin & Al-Hawshabi; Nordic J. Bot. 2022(12)-e03692: 3 (2022)
= Ceropegia lavrani (Rauh & Wertel) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 413 (2017)
= Crenulluma dolichocarpa (O.Schwartz) Plowes; Haseltonia 3: 67 (1995)
= Crenulluma lavrani (Rauh & Wertel) Plowes; Haseltonia 3: 67 (1995)
species :
Desmidorchis penicillata (Deflers) Plowes; Haseltonia 3: 58 (1995)
Distribution: E-Sudan; Ethiopia; Saudi Arabia (Hejaz, Asir); Oman (Mascat & Oman); Yemen (Aden Desert, N-Inner Yemen, Tihama, W-Yemen)
24 ETH SUD 35 OMA SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Boucerosia penicillata Deflers; Voyage Yemen 169 (1889)
= Caralluma penicillata (Deflers) N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 12: 370 (1892)
= Caralluma penicillata var. robusta (N.E.Br.) A.C.White & B.Sloane; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2: 211 (1937)
= Caralluma robusta N.E.Br.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 482 (1904)
= Ceropegia penicillata (Deflers) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 413 (2017)
= Echidnopsis golathii Schweinf. ex Deflers; Mém. Inst. Égypt. 3: 267 (1896)
species :
Desmidorchis retrospiciens Ehrenb.; Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 33 (1831)
Distribution: S-Morocco; S-Algeria (incl. Hoggar); Egypt (SE-Egypt); Mauritania; Senegal; Mali; N-Burkina Faso; Niger; N-Nigeria; N-Cameroon; NE-Chad (Ennedi); Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Djibouti; Somalia (Somaliland); Kenya; Saudi Arabia (C-Saudi Arabia, Hejaz, Asir); Yemen (N-Inner Yemen)
20 ALG EGY MOR 22 BKN MLI MTN NGA NGR SEN 23 CMN 24 CHA DJI ERI ETH SOM SSU SUD 25 KEN 35 SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Boucerosia acutangula (Decne.) Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 648 (1844)
= Boucerosia russelliana Courbon ex Brongn.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 7: 900 (1860)
= Boucerosia tombuctuensis A.Chev.; Compt. Rend. Congr. Intern. Bot. 271 (1900 publ. 1901)
= Caralluma acutangula (Decne.) N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 12: 369 (1892)
= Caralluma hirtiflora N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 264 (1895)
= Caralluma retrospiciens (Ehrenb.) N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 12: 370 (1892)
= Caralluma retrospiciens subsp. tombuctuensis (A.Chev.) A.Chev.; Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 14: 266 (1934)
= Caralluma retrospiciens var. acutangula (Decne.) A.Chev.; Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 14: 270 (1934)
= Caralluma retrospiciens var. glabra N.E.Br.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 481 (1903)
= Caralluma retrospiciens var. hirtiflora (N.E.Br.) A.Berger; Stapel. & Klein. 71 (1910)
= Caralluma retrospiciens var. laxiflora Maire; Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 30: 357 (1939)
= Caralluma retrospiciens var. tombuctuensis (A.Chev.) A.C.White & B.Sloane; Stapelieae [White & Sloane], ed. 2: (1937)
= Caralluma russelliana (Courbai ex Brongn.) Cufod.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 39(Suppl.): XXX (1969)
= Caralluma tombuctuensis (A.Chev.) N.E.Br.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 622 (1904)
= Ceropegia retrospiciens (Ehrenb.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 413 (2017)
= Desmidorchis acutangula Decne.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 9: 265 (1838)
= Stapelia congestiflora Delile; Sec. Voy. Choa [Rochet] 345 (1846)
= Stapelia desmidorchis Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 631 (1841)
species :
Desmidorchis somalica (N.E.Br.) Plowes; Haseltonia 3: 59 (1995)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Caralluma somalica N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 264 (1895)
= Ceropegia somalicoides Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 413 (2017), nom. nov.
species :
Desmidorchis speciosa (N.E.Br.) Plowes; Haseltonia 3: 59 (1995)
Distribution: ?NE-Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Djibouti; Somalia (Somalia, Somaliland); Uganda; Kenya; N-Tanzania
24 DJI ETH SOM SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Caralluma codonoides K.Schum.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas [Engler] C 328 (1895)
= Caralluma oxyodonta Chiov.; Fl. Somala 2: 298 (1932)
= Caralluma speciosa (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 264 (1895)
= Ceropegia codonoides (K.Schum.) Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 112: 413 (2017)
= Sarcocodon speciosus N.E.Br.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 170 (1878)
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