Search

Reset
* Only valid names are shown as results

Filter

Reset

Order

Family (5)

Genus (382)

Prev genus | Next genus

Display options

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)
495.6711 Genus Glossostelma Schltr.; J. Bot. 33: 321 (1895)
Distribution: Tropical Africa
Species listed in database: 12
species :
Glossostelma angolense Schltr.; J. Bot. 33: 322 t. 352b (1895)
Distribution: Angola (Malange)
26 ANG
Remarks: status doubtful, known only from type
Synonyms: hidden
= Xysmalobium grande N.E.Br.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 311 (1902)
species :
Glossostelma brevilobum Goyder; Kew Bull. 50(3): 551 (1995)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Tanzania; Malawi
23 BUR ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW
species :
Glossostelma cabrae (De Wild.) Goyder; Kew Bull. 50(3): 548 (1995)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Mozambique
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias cabrae De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 5, 1: 185 (1904)
= Xysmalobium speciosum S.Moore; J. Bot. 47: 216 (1909)
species :
Glossostelma carsonii (N.E.Br.) Bullock; Kew Bull. [7]: 415 (1952)
Distribution: Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
23 BUR CON GAB RWA ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias carsonii (N.E.Br.) Schltr.; Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exped. 1911-1912 1: 267 (1916)
= Asclepias mashonensis Schltr.; J. Bot. 33: 356 (1895)
= Gomphocarpus chlorojodina K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 383 (1901)
= Schizoglossum carsonii (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 366 (1902)
= Schizoglossum chlorojodinum (K.Schum.) N.E.Br.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 366 (1903)
= Schizoglossum kaessneri S.Moore; J. Bot. 50: 362 (1912)
= Schizoglossum lividiflorum K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 454 (1900)
= Xysmalobium carsonii N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 250 (1895)
species :
Glossostelma ceciliae (N.E.Br.) Goyder; Kew Bull. 50(3): 547 (1995)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Xysmalobium cecilae N.E.Br.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 310 (1902)
species :
Glossostelma erectum (De Wild.) Goyder; Kew Bull. 50(3): 545 (1995)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola
23 CON ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias erecta De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 5, 1: 187 (1904)
= Schizoglossum gossweileri S.Moore; J. Bot. 50: 362 (1912)
species :
Glossostelma lisianthoides (Decne.) Bullock; Kew Bull. [7(3)]: 416 (1952)
Distribution: Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia; Malawi
23 CON GAB ZAI 26 ANG MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias congolensis De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 5, 186 (1904)
= Asclepias dissoluta (K.Schum.) Schltr.; Westafrik. Kautschuk-Exped. 1899-1900: 309 (1900)
= Asclepias lisianthoides (Decne.) N.E.Br.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 326 (1902)
= Asclepias nemorensis S.Moore; J. Bot. 47: 218 (1909)
= Gomphocarpus chironioides Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 562 (1844)
= Gomphocarpus lisianthoides Decne.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 9: 325 (1838)
= Schizoglossum macroglossum K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 324 (1903)
= Schizoglossum violaceum K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 122 (1893)
= Xysmalobium dissolutum K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 119 (1893)
= Xysmalobium fritillarioides Rendle; J. Bot. 32: 162 (1894)
species :
Glossostelma mbisiense Goyder; Kew Bull. 50(3): 543 (1995)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Glossostelma nyikense Goyder; Kew Bull. 50(3): 545 (1995)
Distribution: Zambia; Malawi
26 MLW ZAM
species :
Glossostelma rusapense Goyder; Kew Bull. 50(3): 540 (1995)
Distribution: Zimbabwe
26 ZIM
species :
Glossostelma spathulatum (K.Schum.) Bullock; Kew Bull. [7]: 414 (1952)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Gomphocarpus spathulatus (K.Schum.) Schltr.; J. Bot. 33: 269 (1895) in obs.
= Schizoglossum spathulatum K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 120 (1893)
= Xysmalobium bellum N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 69 (1895)
= Xysmalobium mildbraedii Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 134 (1913)
= Xysmalobium spathulatum (K.Schum.) N.E.Br.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 312 (1902)
species :
Glossostelma xysmalobioides (S.Moore) Bullock; Kew Bull. [7]: 417 (1952)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias xysmalobioides S.Moore; J. Bot. 50: 342 (1912)
Loading ...
Prev genus
Top
Next genus

A complete, synonymic checklist of the Higher Plants of the World

Version 26.03 (March 30th, 2026)

Covering 359,184 accepted species,
8,882 hybrids, 47,737 accepted infraspecific taxa and 1,007,635 synonyms,
in total 1,423,438* names

[*about 25,000 dubious, "unplaced" names and about 4,000 invalid names (Art. 24.3) like "typicus" are deliberately omitted]

With complete, detailed distribution data (countries and regions) and literature references

Arranged in linear phylogenetic sequence reflecting true relationships

Fully searchable and continously updated

With 38,209 pictures of 15,787 species

Assembled through 40 years independently from other databases

In cooperation with Catalogue of Life