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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: 6680; hybrids: 9
= 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)
495.6575 Genus Macroscepis Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 3: 200, t. 233 (1818)
Distribution: C- and trop. S-America, Caribbean
Species listed in database: 21
= Schubertia Mart.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Martius] 1: 55, t. 33 (1824)
species :
Macroscepis aurea E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 301 (1885)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Tarija); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul); Paraguay (Alto Paraná); Argentina (Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Tucuman)
83 BOL PER 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
species :
Macroscepis cornejoi Morillo; Pittieria 36: 28 (2012)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Macroscepis diademata (Ker Gawl.) W.D.Stevens; Phytologia 53(6): 405 (1983)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus diadematus Ker Gawl.; Bot. Reg., t. 252 (1817)
= Macroscepis obovata Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 3: 201 (1818)
= Macroscepis patens Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 851 (1824)
= Macroscepis rotata Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 599 (1844)
= Matelea diademata (Ker Gawl.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 225 (1941)
= Matelea obovata (Kunth) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 225 (1941)
= Vincetoxicum diadematum (Ker Gawl.) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1188 (1924)
species :
Macroscepis dutrae (Malme) Morillo; Ernstia, n. s. 3(3-4): 144 (1994)
Distribution: S-Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus dutrae Malme; Ark. Bot. 28A(5): 28 (1936)
species :
Macroscepis elliptica N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1898: 225 (1898)
Distribution: Bolivia; SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná); N-Argentina
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Macroscepis magnifica Malme; Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl., n. s. 34(7): 77 (1900)
species :
Macroscepis grandiflora (Mart.) H.A.Keller & Liede; Fl. Vasc. Argent. 19(2): 92 (2021)
Distribution: Bolivia (Beni, Chuquisaca, La Paz, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Tocantins, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Piauí, Ceara, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); Paraguay (Amambay, Cordillera, Misiones, Paraguari); Argentina (Chaco, Corrientes, Formosa, Misiones, Santa Fe)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Araujia grandiflora (Mart. ex Zucc.) Morong; Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 7: 161 (1893)
= Araujia graveolens (Lindl.) Mast.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 4: 271 (1888)
= Physianthus auricomus Graham; Bot. Mag. 68: t. 3891 (1841)
= Schubertia auricoma Lem.; Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 2: t. 169 (1846)
= Schubertia grahamii Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 535 (1844)
= Schubertia grandiflora Mart.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Martius] 1: 57 (1824)
= Schubertia graveolens Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 2 (1838)
= Schubertia hamata E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 297 (1885)
= Schubertia muricata Silva Manso ex E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 296 (1885)
species :
Macroscepis hatschbachii Morillo; Pittieria 36: 31 (2012)
Distribution: Brazil (Paraná)
84 BRA
species :
Macroscepis hirsuta (Vahl) Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 265 (1899)
Distribution: Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; St. Vincent; Trinidad; Colombia (Antioquia, Bolívar, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Magdalena); Venezuela (Aragua, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Sucre, Yaracuy, Zulia); Guyana; Ecuador; Peru
80 COS NIC PAN 81 STV TRT 82 CLM GUY VEN 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum hirsutum Vahl; Eclog. Amer. 2: 24 (1798)
= Macroscepis barbata S.F.Blake; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 211 (1919)
= Macroscepis equatorialis Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 18: 559 (1931)
= Macroscepis panamensis Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 26: 301 (1939)
= Macroscepis trianae Decne. ex Triana; Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 74: 882 (1872)
= Macroscepis tristis (Seem.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 2: 321 (1882)
= Matelea hirsuta (Vahl) Woodson; Fl. Trinidad & Tobago 2: 170 (1947)
= Matelea stellulifera Standl. & L.O.Williams; Ceiba 1: 245 (1951)
= Matelea trianae (Decne. ex Triana) Spellman; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 62: 140 (1975)
= Matelea tristis (Seem.) Spellman; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 62(1): 141 (1975)
= Schubertia tristis Seem.; Bot. Voy. Herald [Seemann] 5: 168 (1854)
species :
Macroscepis longiflora (Jacq.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 851 (1824)
Distribution: Colombia (Atlántico)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias longiflora Jacq.; Enum. Syst. Pl. 17 (1760)
= Cynanchum longiflorum (Jacq.) Jacq.; Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist. 85 (1763)
= Matelea longiflora (Jacq.) Morillo; Ernstia 18: 9 (1983)
= Schubertia longiflora (Jacq.) Mart.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Martius] 1: 57 (1824)
species :
Macroscepis macrocorolla Morillo; Pittieria 37: 138 (2013)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
species :
Macroscepis mesoamericana Morillo; Revista Fac. Agron. Univ. Zulia 24(Suppl. 1): 462 (2007)
Distribution: Nicaragua; Costa Rica
80 COS NIC
species :
Macroscepis morilloana (Fontella) Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 67 (2023)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Paraíba, Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Schubertia morilloana Fontella; Pabstia 5(1): 2 (1994)
species :
Macroscepis multiflora (Mart. & Zucc.) Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 67 (2023)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Piauí, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Sergipe)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum multiflorum Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 4(2) (Cur. Post.): 110 (1827)
= Schubertia hatschbachii Morillo; Asklepios 74: 26 (1998)
= Schubertia multiflora Mart. & Zucc.; Flora 7(1. Beibl.): 135 (1824)
species :
Macroscepis pleistantha Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 20: 543 (1895)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica
79 MEX 80 COS ELS GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Macroscepis congestiflora Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 25: 149 (1898)
= Matelea congestiflora (Donn.Sm.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 224 (1941)
= Matelea pleistantha (Donn.Sm.) L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 32: 55 (1968)
species :
Macroscepis schreiteri (Descole & T.Mey.) H.A.Keller & Liede; Fl. Vasc. Argent. 19(2): 93 (2021)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz, Tarija); Paraguay (Paraguari); Argentina (Jujuy, Salta)
83 BOL 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Schubertia peredoi T.Mey.; Rev. Agron. N. E. Argentina 1: 381 (1955)
= Schubertia schreiteri Descole & T.Mey.; Darwiniana 5: 53 (1941)
species :
Macroscepis selloana E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 302 (1885)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Macroscepis sinalobolana L.O.Alvarado, Pío-León & M.G.Chávez; Phytotaxa 564(1): 105 (2022)
Distribution: Mexico (Sinaloa)
79 MEX
species :
Macroscepis stevensii Morillo; Pittieria 36: 31 (2012)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas)
79 MEX
species :
Macroscepis uniflora Morillo; Ernstia, n. s. 3(3-4): 144 (1994)
Distribution: Paraguay
85 PAR
species :
Macroscepis urceolata H.Karst.; Fl. Columb. [Karsten] 2: 115, t. 161 (1865)
Distribution: Colombia (Caldas, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Tolima); Venezuela (Anzoategui, Aragua, Cojedes, Miranda, Portuguesa)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea urceolata (H.Karst.) L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 32: 58 (1968)
species :
Macroscepis yucatanensis Morillo; Pittieria 36: 33 (2012)
Distribution: Mexico (Yucatan)
79 MEX
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