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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)
496.6632 Genus Fischeria DC.; Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp. 112 (1813)
clade V
Species listed in database: 16
= Graciemoriana Morillo; Pittieria 39: 223 (2015)
= Rhytidostemma Morillo; Pittieria 37: 141 (2013)
species :
Fischeria aequatorialis Spellman; Selbyana 2(1): 26 (1977)
Distribution: Ecuador; Bolivia (Cochabamba)
83 BOL ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Fischeria aequatorialis subsp. cardenasii Spellman; Selbyana 2(1): 28 (1977)
species :
Fischeria badilloi (Morillo) Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 48 (2023)
Distribution: Guyana; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Amapá); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
82 FRG GUY 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea badilloi Morillo; Mem. Soc. Ci. Nat. La Salle 40: 74 (1980)
= Rhytidostemma badilloi (Morillo) Morillo; Pittieria 37: 142 (2013)
= Rhytidostemma fontellanum Morillo; Pittieria 37: 143 (2013)
species :
Fischeria billbergiana (Beurl.) Morillo; Ernstia 50: 13 (1988)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Bolívar, Cesar, Chocó, Magdalena)
80 COS PAN 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Fischeria blepharopetala S.F.Blake; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 244 (1919)
= Fischeria funebris (Donn.Sm.) S.F.Blake; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 14: 293 (1924)
= Fischeria martiana var. funebris Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 24: 398 (1897)
= Gonolobus billbergianus Beurl.; Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 1854: 138 (1856)
species :
Fischeria brachycalyx L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 32: 43 (1968)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
species :
Fischeria columbiana Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 623 (1906)
Distribution: Panama (Darien); Colombia (Valle); Ecuador (Esmeraldas)
80 PAN 82 CLM 83 ECU
species :
Fischeria floresii (Morillo) Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 48 (2023)
Distribution: Venezuela (Falcón, Lara)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhytidostemma floresii (Morillo) Morillo; Pittieria 37: 143 (2013)
= Matelea floresii Morillo; Mem. Soc. Ci. Nat. La Salle 40: 75 (1980)
species :
Fischeria gracieae (Morillo) Morillo; Mem. Soc. Ci. Nat. La Salle 83(193): 65 (2025)
Distribution: French Guiana
82 FRG
Synonyms: hidden
= Graciemoriana gracieae (Morillo) Morillo; Pittieria 39: 225 (2015)
= Matelea gracieae Morillo; Brittonia 50(3): 298 (1998)
species :
Fischeria hoffmanii (Morillo) Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 48 (2023)
Distribution: Guyana (Pakaraima Mts.)
82 GUY
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhytidostemma hoffmanii (Morillo) Morillo; Pittieria 37: 146 (2013)
= Matelea hoffmanii Morillo; Ernstia, n. s. 4(1-2): 6 (1994)
species :
Fischeria laurae (Morillo) Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 48 (2023)
Distribution: Venezuela (Monagas, Sucre)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhytidostemma laurae (Morillo) Morillo; Pittieria 37: 146 (2013)
= Matelea laurae Morillo; Ernstia 29: 3 (1985)
species :
Fischeria panamensis Spellman; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 62(1): 138 (1975)
Distribution: Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS NIC PAN
species :
Fischeria polytricha Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 600 (1844)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
84 BRA
species :
Fischeria scandens DC.; Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp. 112 (1813)
subspecies :
subsp. scandens
Name: Bejuco, Curamaguey de costa, Guauro, Huevo de toro (Cuba)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tabasco, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Trinidad; Colombia (Valle); Ecuador
79 MEX 80 BLZ GUA HON NIC PAN 81 CUB JAM TRT 82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Fischeria ecuadorensis Markgr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 119 (1927)
= Fischeria havanensis Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 601 (1844)
= Holostemma candolleanum Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 851 (1824)
= Philibertia scandens (DC.) Maza; Periant. Cub. 276 (1894)
subspecies :
subsp. oaxacana (Standl.) Spellman ex Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 83(193): 73 (2025)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Fischeria briquetiana Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 11: 139 (1932)
= Fischeria oaxacana Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1173 (1924)
species :
Fischeria schunkei Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 49 (2023), nom. nov.
Distribution: Peru (Huánuco)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhytidostemma peruvianum (Morillo) Morillo; Pittieria 37: 146 (2013)
= Matelea peruviana Morillo; Mem. Soc. Ci. Nat. La Salle 40: 76 (1980)
species :
Fischeria stellata (Vell.) E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 301 (1885)
subspecies :
subsp. stellata
Distribution: Costa Rica; Colombia (Amazonas, Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, Meta, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Tolima); Venezuela (Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Falcón, Guárico, Miranda, Monagas, Portuguesa, Yaracuy, Zulia); Guyana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija); N-Brazil (Roraima, Amapá, Pará, Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Maranhão, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Alto Paraná, Amambay, Caaguazu, Itapua); Argentina (Misiones)
80 COS 82 CLM GUY VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum ciliatum Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 122 3: t. 84 (1825 publ. 1829)
= Cynanchum corymbosum Pav. ex Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 601 (1844)
= Cynanchum stellatum Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 121 3: t. 80 (1825 publ. 1829)
= Fischeria acuminata Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 600 (1825 publ. 1829)
= Fischeria boliviana S.F.Blake; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 14: 292 (1924)
= Fischeria hilariana E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 299 (1885)
= Fischeria martiana Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 601 (1844)
= Fischeria multiflora Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 601 (1844)
= Fischeria propinqua Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 600 (1844)
= Fischeria riedelii E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 299 (1885)
= Fischeria rotundifolia Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 601 (1844)
= Fischeria warmingii E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 299 (1885)
= Gonolobus martianus (Decne.) Hook.; Bot. Mag. 75: t. 4472 (1849)
subspecies :
subsp. calycina (Decne.) Spellman ex Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 83(193): 78 (2025)
Distribution: Colombia (Bogota, Norte de Santander, Putumayo); Venezuela (Apure, Mérida, Yaracuy, Zulia); Ecuador; Peru
82 CLM VEN 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Fischeria calycina Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 600 (1844)
= Fischeria peruviana Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 601 (1844)
= Fischeria subaequalis S.F.Blake; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 530 (1924)
= Fischeria setosa (Benth.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.; Index Kew. 2: 1284 (1895)
= Gonolobus setosus Benth.; Pl. Hartw. [Bentham] 216 (1840)
species :
Fischeria surinamensis (Morillo) Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 49 (2023)
Distribution: Surinam
82 SUR
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhytidostemma surinamensis (Morillo) Morillo; Pittieria 37: 146 (2013)
= Matelea surinamensis Morillo; Mem. Soc. Ci. Nat. La Salle 40: 78 (1980)
species :
Fischeria viridis Moldenke; Phytologia 1: 13 (1933)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia (Boyacá, Caquetá, Chocó); N-Brazil (Amapá)
80 PAN 82 CLM 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea viridis (Moldenke) Spellman; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64(1): 130 (1977)
= Rhytidostemma viride (Moldenke) Morillo; Pittieria 37: 146 (2013)
= Rhytidostemma viride subsp. mcphersonii Morillo; Pittieria 37: 149 (2013)
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