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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: 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)
495.1347 Genus Orthopichonia H.Huber; Kew Bull. 15: 437 (1962)
Distribution: Tropical W-Africa
Species listed in database: 6
= Orthandra (Pichon) Pichon; Mém. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 35(Monogr. Landolph.) 211 (1953)
species :
Orthopichonia barteri (Stapf) H.Huber; Kew Bull. 15: 437 (1962)
Distribution: Ivory Coast; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]
22 IVO NGA 23 CAF CMN CON GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Clitandra barteri Stapf; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 20 (1895)
= Orthandra barteri (Stapf) Pichon; Mém. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 35: 223 (1953)
= Clitandra lacourtiana De Wild.; Lianes Caoutch. Congo 110 (1904)
= Orthandra lacourtiana (De Wild.) Pichon; Mém. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 35: 220 (1953)
= Orthopichonia lacourtiana (De Wild.) Compère; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 32: 206 (1962)
= Clitandra kabulu De Wild.; Notices Pl. Utiles Interessantes Fl. Congo 2: 219 (1908)
species :
Orthopichonia cirrhosa (Radlk.) H.Huber; Kew Bull. 15: 437 (1962)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; Cabinda; D.R.Congo [Zaire]
22 NGA 23 CAB CAF CMN CON GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Clitandra cirrhosa Radlk.; Abh. Naturwiss. Verein Bremen 8: 400 (1883)
= Orthandra cirrhosa (Radlk.) Pichon; Mém. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 35: 227 (1953)
= Clitandra batesii Wernham; J. Bot. 54: 227 (1916)
= Orthandra batesii (Wernham) Pichon; Mém. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 35: 224 (1953)
= Orthopichonia batesii (Wernham) H.Huber; Kew Bull. 15: 437 (1962)
= Orthandra nigeriana Pichon; Mém. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 35: 226 (1953)
= Orthopichonia nigeriana (Pichon) H.Huber; Kew Bull. 15: 437 (1962)
species :
Orthopichonia indeniensis (A.Chev.) H.Huber; Kew Bull. 15: 437 (1962)
Distribution: Liberia; Ivory Coast; Nigeria; Cameroon
22 IVO LBR NGA 23 CMN
Synonyms: hidden
= Clitandra indeniensis A.Chev.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55(8): 43 (1908)
= Orthandra indeniensis (A.Chev.) Pichon; Mém. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 35: 218 (1953)
= Clitandra longituba Wernham; Cat. Pl. Oban [Rendle et al.] 60 (1913)
= Orthandra longituha (Wernham) Pichon; Mém. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 35: 216 (1953)
= Orthopichonia longituba (Wernham) H.Huber; Kew Bull. 15: 437 (1962)
= Clitandra ivorensis A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 34 (1931)
species :
Orthopichonia schweinfurthii (Stapf) H.Huber; Kew Bull. 15: 437 (1962)
Distribution: Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan
23 CAF CMN CON ZAI 24 SSU
Synonyms: hidden
= Clitandra schweinfurthii Stapf; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 20 (1895)
= Orthandra schweinfurthii (Stapf) Pichon; Mém. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 35: 213 (1953)
= Clitandra mildbraedii Markgr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 55 (1924)
species :
Orthopichonia seretii (De Wild.) Vonk; Wageningen Agr. Univ. Pap. 89(4): 43 (1989)
Distribution: Cameroon; Gabon; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 CAF CMN GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Clitandra seretii De Wild.; Notices Pl. Utiles Interessantes Fl. Congo 2: 226 (1908)
species :
Orthopichonia visciflua (K.Schum. ex Hallier f.) Vonk; Wageningen Agr. Univ. Pap. 89(4): 46 (1989)
Distribution: Cameroon; Gabon
23 CMN GAB
Synonyms: hidden
= Clitandra visciflua K. Schum. ex Hallier f.; Jahrb. Hamburg. Wiss. Anst. 17: 127 (1899)
= Clitandra sclerophylla K.Schum. ex Stapf; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 67 (1902)
= Clitandra staudtii Stapf; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 67 (1902)
= Orthandra staudtii (Stapf) Pichon; Mém. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 35: 219 (1953)
= Orthopichonia staudtii (Stapf) H.Huber; Kew Bull. 15: 437 (1962)
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