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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: 6709; 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)
495.6101 Genus Fockea Endl.; Iconogr. Gen. Pl., t. 91 (1838), et Nov. Stirp. Dec. 17 (1839)
Distribution: Tropical and S-Africa
Species listed in database: 6
= Chymocormus Harv.; London J. Bot. 1: 23 (1842)
species :
Fockea angustifolia K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 146 (1894)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
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Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum omissum Bullock; Kew Bull. [10]: 623 (1955 publ. 1956)
= Fockea dammarana Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 56 (1905)
= Fockea lugardii N.E.Br.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 429 (1903)
= Fockea mildbraedii Schltr.; Wiss. Ergebn. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1907-1908), Bot. 2: 545 (1913)
= Fockea monroi S.Moore; J. Bot. 52: 149 (1914), et J. Bot. 57: 213 (1919)
= Fockea sessiliflora Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20(Beibl. 51): 44 (1895)
= Fockea tugelensis N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 778 (1908)
species :
Fockea capensis Endl.; Iconogr. Gen. Pl., t. 91 (1838), Nov. Stirp. Dec. 17 (1839)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachystelma crispum E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 1(2): (1837) nom. illeg., non Graham 1830
= Cynanchum crispum Jacq.; Fragm. Bot. 31, t. 34 (1801), nom. illeg.
= Fockea crispa (Jacq.) K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 296 (1895)
= Fockea edulis var. capensis (Endl.) G.D.Rowley; Asklepios 75: 17 (1998)
species :
Fockea comaru (E.Mey.) N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 781 (1908)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachystelma comaru E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 195 (1837)
= Fockea gracilis R.A.Dyer; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1933: 459 (1933)
species :
Fockea edulis (Thunb.) K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 296 (1895)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachystelma macrorrhizum E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 197 (1837)
= Chymocormus edulis (Thunb.) Harv.; London J. Bot. 1: 24 (1842)
= Chymocormus edulis (Thunb.) Harv. ex C.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Ser. 5, 3: 532 (1845)
= Echites edulis (Thunb.) Thunb.; Echites [Thunberg] 5 (1819)
= Fockea cylindrica R.A.Dyer; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1933: 459 (1933)
= Fockea glabra Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 545 (1844)
= Pergularia edulis Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 1: 38 (1794)
species :
Fockea multiflora K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 145 (1893)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania; S-Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia (incl. Caprivi Strip); Botswana
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Synonyms: hidden
= Fockea schinzii N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 259 (1895)
species :
Fockea sinuata (E.Mey.) Druce; Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 623 (1916 publ. 1917)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (Free State, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachystelma sinuatum E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 1(2): 196 (1837)
= Fockea undulata N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 260 (1895)
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