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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)
495.6543 Genus Orthosia Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 526 (1844)
Distribution: Tropical America. Revision: Liede-Schumann & Meve (2024)
Species listed in database: 55
= Amphistelma Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 417 (1862)

Search for: Orthosia scoparia-subsp.-scoparia

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species :
Orthosia angustifolia (Turcz.) Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 99(1): 67 (2013)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Puebla, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Remarks: not in the USA. Many distribution records refer to the more widespread O. mexicana
Synonyms: hidden
= Melinia angustifolia (Turcz.) A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 70 (1877)
= Metastelma angustifolium Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 25(2): 315 (1852)
= Pattalias angustifolius (Turcz.) K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 255 (1895), nom. illeg.
species :
Orthosia boliviana Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 36 (2024)
Distribution: Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
species :
Orthosia bonplandiana (Schult.) Liede & Meve; Novon 18(2): 204 (2008)
Distribution: Colombia (Valle, Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Quindío)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum bonplandianum Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 6: 98 (1820), nom. nov. for C. lanceolatum Kunth
= Metastelma bonplandianum (Schult.) Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 259 (1899)
= Cynanchum lanceolatum Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 3: 203 (1819), nom. illeg.
= Vincetoxicum lanceolatum (Kunth) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 424 (1891), nom. illeg., non Cynanchum lanceolatum Poir. 1812
species :
Orthosia calycina (Schltr.) Liede & Meve; Novon 18(2): 204 (2008)
Distribution: Peru (Amazonas, Cajamarca)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum calycinum (Schltr.) Morillo; Ernstia, n. s. 2(3-4): 68 (1992)
= Metastelma calycinum Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54(Beibl. 119): 1 (1916)
species :
Orthosia cardozoi (Morillo) Liede & Meve; Novon 18(2): 205 (2008)
Distribution: Venezuela (Aragua)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum cardozoi Morillo; Ernstia, n. s. 3(2): 62 (1993)
species :
Orthosia cassythoides (Suess.) Liede & Meve; Novon 18(2): 205 (2008)
Distribution: Venezuela (Aragua, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Miranda)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum cassythoides Suess.; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 1: 8 (1950)
species :
Orthosia congesta (Vell.) Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 527 (1844)
subspecies :
subsp. congesta
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo); Paraguay (Alto Paraná, Amambay, Paraguarí); Argentina (Misiones)
84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphistelma streptolobum E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 225 (1885)
= Cynanchum congestum Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 3: 122, t. 82 (1825 publ. 1829)
= Vincetoxicum congestum (Vell.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 424 (1891), non (Decne.) Standl. 1924
= Vincetoxicum streptolobum (E.Fourn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 425 (1891)
subspecies :
subsp. beatricis (Morillo) Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 49 (2024)
Distribution: Venezuela (Venezuela Distrito Federal)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum beatricis Morillo; Brittonia 30(1): 47 (1978)
subspecies :
subsp. brachystephana (Malme) Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 49 (2024)
Distribution: Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Orthosia congesta var. brachystephana Malme; Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl., n. s. 34(7): 29, pl. 8, fig. 59 (1900)
species :
Orthosia conradii Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 108 (2024)
Distribution: Mexico (Michoacán)
79 MEX
species :
Orthosia cynanchoides W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(4): 633 (2005)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
species :
Orthosia dusenii (Malme) Fontella; Bradea 5(39): 381 (1990)
Distribution: S-Brazil (Paraná)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Metastelma dusenii Malme; Ark. Bot. 21A(3): 11 (1927)
species :
Orthosia eichleri E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 222 (1885)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Espirito Santo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum eichleri K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 253 (1895)
= Vincetoxicum eichleri (K.Schum.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 424 (1891)
species :
Orthosia ellemannii (Morillo) Liede & Meve; Novon 18(2): 205 (2008)
Distribution: Ecuador (Loja, Zamora-Chinchipe); Peru (Cajamarca, Junín)
83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum ellemannii Morillo; Nordic J. Bot. 14(3): 283 (1994)
species :
Orthosia extraaxillaris W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(4): 635 (2005)
Distribution: Costa Rica (Cartago, Heredia, San José)
80 COS
species :
Orthosia florida (Vell.) Liede & Meve; Fl. Vasc. Argent. 19(2): 115 (2021)
Distribution: Venezuela (Aragua, Falcón); Brazil (Céara, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo); Paraguay (Paraguari, Alto Parana, Cordillera, Guairá); Uruguay (Maldonado); Argentina (Chaco, Corrientes, Misiones)
82 VEN 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphistelma angulatum E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 226 (1885)
= Amphistelma aphyllum (Decne.) E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 226 (1885)
= Amphistelma chloranthum Silveira; Fl. Serr. Min. 17 (1908)
= Cynanchum aphyllum Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 122 3: t. 83 (1825 publ. 1829), nom. illeg., non L. 1768
= Cynanchum floridum Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 123 3: t. 86 (1825 publ. 1829)
= Metastelma aphyllum Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 515 (1844)
= Orthosia aphylla (Vell.) Malme; Ark. Bot. 16(15): 16 (1921)
= Tassadia subulata var. florida (Vell.) Fontella & E.A.Schwarz; Bol. Mus. Bot. Munic. 57: 4 (1982)
= Vincetoxicum angulatum (E.Fourn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 424 (1891)
= Vincetoxicum aphyllum (Vell.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 424 (1891)
species :
Orthosia glaberrima (Woodson) W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(4): 635 (2005)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Belize (Cayo); Guatemala (Quetzaltenango, Santa Rosa, Sololá); El Salvador (La Libertad, San Salvador, Santa Ana); Nicaragua (Chinandega, Estelí, Madriz, Matagalpa); Costa Rica (Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Puntarenas, San José); Panama (Chiriquí)
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS ELS GUA NIC PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum glaberrimum (Woodson) L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 32: 36 (1968)
= Metastelma glaberrimum Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 200 (1937)
species :
Orthosia goyderiana Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 59 (2024)
Distribution: Bolivia (Cochabamba)
83 BOL
species :
Orthosia guilleminiana (Decne.) Liede & Meve; Novon 18(2): 205 (2008)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); Paraguay (Amambay)
84 BRA 85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphistelma riedelii E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 225 (1885)
= Amphistelma pallidum Silveira; Fl. Serr. Min. 16, t. 4 I (1908)
= Metastelma guilleminianum (Decne.) Malme; Ark. Bot. 21A(3): 11 (1927)
= Vincetoxicum guilleminianum Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 526 (1844)
= Vincetoxicum riedelii (E.Fourn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 425 (1891)
species :
Orthosia henriqueana (Silveira) Liede & Meve; Novon 18(2): 206 (2008)
Distribution: +Brazil (+Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Remarks: known only from type (1896)
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphistelma henriqueanum Silveira; Fl. Serr. Min. 16 (1908)
species :
Orthosia itatiaiensis Malme; Ark. Bot. 25A(7): 2 (1933)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Orthosia jaliscoensis Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 117 (2024)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Jalisco)
79 MEX
species :
Orthosia leivae Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 66 (2024)
Distribution: Ecuador (Carchi, Guayas, Manabí); Peru (Cajamarca)
83 ECU PER
species :
Orthosia leptocarpa (Rusby) Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 68 (2024)
Distribution: Colombia (Cesar, Magdalena, Santander)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphistelma leptocarpa Rusby; Descr. S. Amer. Pl. 98 (1920)
= Cynanchum tamense Morillo; Ernstia, n. s. 2: 10 (1992)
species :
Orthosia loandensis Fontella & C.Valente; Bol. Univ. Parana, Bot. 22: 1 (1969)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia, Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
species :
Orthosia meridensis (Morillo) Liede & Meve; Novon 18(2): 206 (2008)
Distribution: Venezuela (Barinas, Mérida, Táchira, Trujillo)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum meridense Morillo; Ernstia, n. s. 2(1-2): 8 (1992)
species :
Orthosia mexicana (S.Watson) Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 118 (2024)
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Distrito Federal, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum mexicanum S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 18: 115 (1883)
species :
Orthosia micrantha Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 73 (2024)
Distribution: Venezuela (Trujillo)
82 VEN
species :
Orthosia misera (L.O.Williams) W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(4): 636 (2005)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Guatemala (Alta Verapaz, Chiquimula, El Progreso, Huehuetenango, Quetzaltenango); Honduras (Comayagua)
79 MEX 80 GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum miserum L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 32: 38 (1968)
= Metastelma miserum (L.O.Williams) W.D.Stevens; Phytologia 64(5): 335 (1988)
species :
Orthosia myriantha (Schltr.) Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 75 (2024)
Distribution: Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz); Peru (Huanuco)
83 BOL PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Metastelma myrianthum Schltr.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 45: 451 (1895)
= Cynanchum myrianthum (Schltr.) Morillo; Ernstia, n. s. 2(3-4): 69 (1992)
species :
Orthosia nicaraguensis Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 124 (2024)
Distribution: Nicaragua (Jinotega, Matagalpa)
80 NIC
species :
Orthosia nubicola (Morillo) Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 76 (2024)
Distribution: Venezuela (Lara, Trujillo)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum nubicola Morillo; Ernstia, n. s. 2(1-2): 8 (1992)
= Metastelma nubicola (Morillo) Liede; Novon 7(1): 43 (1997)
= Scyphostelma nubicola (Morillo) Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 99(1): 75 (2013)
species :
Orthosia pallida (Rusby) Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 78 (2024)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá, Magdalena); Venezuela (Mérida, Táchira)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Metastelma pallidum Rusby; Descr. S. Amer. Pl. 96 (1920)
species :
Orthosia paranaensis Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 78 (2024)
Distribution: Brazil (Paraná)
84 BRA
Remarks: known only from type collection
species :
Orthosia parviflora (E.Fourn.) Liede & Meve; Novon 18(2): 206 (2008)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphistelma parviflorum E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 224 (1885)
= Metastelma brasiliense K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 241 (1895), nom. superfl.
= Vincetoxicum fournieri Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 424 (1891), nom. nov.
species :
Orthosia pearcei (Rusby) Liede & Meve; Novon 18(2): 207 (2008)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphistelma pearcei Rusby; Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 4: 411 (1907)
species :
Orthosia peruviana (Schltr.) Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 85 (2024)
Distribution: Peru (Junín, Pasco)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Metastelma peruvianum Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 609 (1906)
species :
Orthosia pietrangelii (Morillo) Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 86 (2024)
Distribution: Venezuela (Tachira)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum pietrangelii Morillo; Pittieria 23: 48 (1995)
species :
Orthosia pubescens (Greenm.) Liede & Meve; Novon 18(2): 207 (2008)
Distribution: Mexico (Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico State, Morelos)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Astephanus pubescens Greenm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 32: 299 (1897)
= Metastelma pubescens (Greenm.) W.D.Stevens; Phytologia 53(6): 405 (1983)
= Periploca parviflora Sessé & Moc.; Fl. Mexic., ed. 2: 71 (1894), nom. illeg.
= Periploca sesseana P.T.Li; J. S. China Agric. Univ. 14(1): 54 (1993)
species :
Orthosia ramosa W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(4): 637 (2005)
Distribution: Honduras (Cortés, Lempira, Ocotepeque)
80 HON
species :
Orthosia rariflora (Schltr.) Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 87 (2024)
Distribution: Peru (Puno); Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz)
83 BOL PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Metastelma rariflorum Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 610 (1906)
species :
Orthosia retinaculata (Schltr.) Liede & Meve; Fl. Vasc. Argent. 19(2): 117 (2021)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, La Paz, Santa Cruz); Argentina (Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán)
83 BOL 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum trilobulatum Lillo; Physis (Buenos Aires) 4: 424 (1919)
= Metastelma retinaculatum Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 610 (1906)
species :
Orthosia rubens (L.O.Williams) W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(4): 637 (2005)
Distribution: Guatemala (Chimaltenango, Huehuetenango, San Marcos)
80 GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum rubens L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 32: 39 (1968)
= Metastelma rubens (L.O.Williams) W.D.Stevens; Phytologia 64(5): 335 (1988)
species :
Orthosia scoparia (Nutt.) Liede & Meve; Novon 18(2): 207 (2008)
subspecies :
subsp. scoparia
Name: Leafless swallow-wort (EN), Bejuco de barraco, Bejuco de berraco (Dominican Republic), Dompte-venin, Racine asclepiade (Haiti)
Distribution: USA (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina); Bahamas (Andros, Grand Bahama, South Bimini); Cuba; Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti)
78 USA 81 BAH CUB HIS
Remarks: all previous records from South America refer to other species
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphistelma ephedroides Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 174 (1866)
= Amphistelma graminifolium Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 174 (1866)
= Amphistelma leptocladon (Decne.) Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 418 (1862)
= Amphistelma scoparium (Nutt.) Small; Fl. Miami [Small] 149 (1913)
= Cynanchum ephedroides (Griseb.) Alain; Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. Felipe Poey 22: 120 (1955)
= Cynanchum graminifolium (Griseb.) Alain; Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. Felipe Poey 22: 119 (1955)
= Cynanchum leptocladum (Decne.) Jiménez; Rhodora 62: 238 (1960)
= Cynanchum microphylum Raf.; New Fl. [Rafinesque] 4: 59 (1838), nom. illeg., non C. microphyllum Kunth
= Cynanchum scoparium Nutt.; Amer. J. Sci. Arts 5: 291 (1822)
= Cynoctonum scoparium (Nutt.) Chapm.; Fl. South. U.S. 367 (1860)
= Lyonsia scoparia (Nutt.) Raf.; Autik. Bot. 182 (1840)
= Metastelma ephedroides (Griseb.) Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 262 (1899)
= Metastelma leptocladum (Decne.) Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 261 (1899)
= Metastelma scoparium (Nutt.) Vail; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] 950 (1903)
= Vincetoxicum leptocladum Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 526 (1844)
= Vincetoxicum scoparium (Nutt.) Alph.Wood; Amer. Bot. Fl. 274 (1870)
subspecies :
subsp. acevedoi Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 138 (2024)
Distribution: Puerto Rico
81 PUE
subspecies :
subsp. crassiuscula (Schltr.) Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 139 (2024)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Metastelma crassiusculum Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 261 (1899)
= Cynanchum crassiusculum (Schltr.) Jiménez; Rhodora 62: 237 (1960)
subspecies :
subsp. ekmanii Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 139 (2024)
Distribution: E-Cuba (Guantánamo, Holguin)
81 CUB
subspecies :
subsp. filiformis (Griseb.) Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 142 (2024)
Distribution: Jamaica
81 JAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphistelma filiforme Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 418 (1862)
= Cynanchum atrorubens (Schltr.) Alain; Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. Felipe Poey 22: 120 (1955)
= Cynanchum fawcettii (Schltr.) Stearn; Phytologia 21(3): 138 (1971)
= Cynanchum sauvallei Alain; Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. Felipe Poey 22: 120 (1955), nom. nov.
= Metastelma atrorubens Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 263 (1899)
= Metastelma fawcettii Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 260 (1899)
= Metastelma filiforme (Griseb.) C.Wright; Anales Real Acad. Ci. Méd. Fís. Nat. Habana Revista Ci. 7: 106 (1870)
species :
Orthosia selloana (E.Fourn.) Liede & Meve; Novon 18(2): 209 (2008)
Distribution: Brazil (São Paulo)
84 BRA
Remarks: not in Colombia or Bolivia, both are Jobinia trifurcata
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphistelma selloanum E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 224 (1885)
= Vincetoxicum selloanum (E.Fourn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 425 (1891)
species :
Orthosia sepium (Decne.) Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 129 (2024)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Metastelma sepium (Decne.) W.D.Stevens; Phytologia 64(5): 335 (1988)
= Cynanchum sepium (Decne.) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1177 (1924)
= Vincetoxicum sepium Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 526 (1844)
species :
Orthosia smaragdina W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(4): 637 (2005)
Distribution: Guatemala (San Marcos)
80 GUA
species :
Orthosia stannardii (Morillo) Liede & Meve; Novon 18(2): 209 (2008)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas: Cerro de la Neblina)
82 VEN
Remarks: known only from type
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum stannardii Morillo; Ernstia 51: 6 (1989)
species :
Orthosia stenophylla Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 620 (1906)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Valle, Huila, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum trianae Morillo; Nordic J. Bot. 14(3): 286 (1994) nom. nov. superfl.
species :
Orthosia stipitata W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(4): 641 (2005)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz)
79 MEX
species :
Orthosia subulata (Vell.) Liede & Meve; Fl. Vasc. Argent. 19(2): 118 (2021)
Distribution: Venezuela (Aragua, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Miranda); Brazil (Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo); Argentina (Misiones)
82 VEN 84 BRA 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphistelma melanthum (Decne.) E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 226 (1885)
= Cynanchum melanthum (Decne.) T.Mey.; Gen. Sp. Pl. Argent. [Descole, ed.] 2: 141 (1944)
= Cynanchum subulatum Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 121 3: t. 85 (1825 publ. 1829)
= Metastelma aphyllum (Vell.) Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 515 (1844)
= Metastelma melananthum (Decne.) K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 241 (1895)
= Orthosia melantha (Decne.) Malme; Ark. Bot. 16(15): 17 (1921)
= Tassadia subulata (Vell.) Fontella & E.A.Schwarz; Bol. Mus. Bot. Munic. 57: 1 (1982)
= Vincetoxicum melanthum Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 526 (1844)
species :
Orthosia teodormeyeri Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 109(1): 96 (2024)
Distribution: Argentina (Catamarca, Córdoba, Jujuy, La Rioja, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán)
85 ARG
species :
Orthosia tomentosa (E.Fourn.) Malme; Ark. Bot. 16(15): 17 (1921)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, Santa Catarina); Argentina (Misiones)
84 BRA 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphistelma tomentosum E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 226 (1885)
= Tassadia subulata var. tomentosa (E.Fourn.) Fontella; Eugeniana 17: 26 (1990)
= Vincetoxicum tomentosum (E.Fourn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 425 (1891)
species :
Orthosia umbrosa Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 527 (1844)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum arenosum K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 252 (1895)
= Cynanchum umbrosum (Decne.) K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 252 (1895)
= Orthosia arenosa Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 527 (1844)
= Vincetoxicum arenosum (Decne.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 424 (1891)
= Vincetoxicum umbrosum (Decne.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 425 (1891)
species :
Orthosia urceolata E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 223 (1885)
Distribution: Brazil (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Argentina (Misiones)
84 BRA 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum urceolatum (E.Fourn.) K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 253 (1895)
= Orthosia decaisnei E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 222 (1885)
= Vincetoxicum decaisnei (E.Fourn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 424 (1891)
= Vincetoxicum urceolatum (E.Fourn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 425 (1891)
species :
Orthosia virgata (Poir.) E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 223 (1885)
Distribution: Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay); Uruguay (Maldonado, Montevideo, Rocha, San José); Argentina (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Misiones)
84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Astephanus streptocarpus E.Fourn.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 6, 14: 367 (1882)
= Cynanchum caudatum Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 3: t. 77 (1825 publ. 1829)
= Cynanchum diffusum (Gillies ex Hook.) Hook. & Arn.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 1: 293 (1835)
= Cynanchum multiflorum (E.Fourn.) K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 252 (1895), nom. illeg.
= Cynanchum pusillum Spreng. ex Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 223 (1885)
= Ionidium diffusum Gillies ex Hook.; Bot. Misc. 3: 145-146 (1833)
= Metastelma diffusum (Gillies ex Hook.) Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 516 (1844)
= Metastelma virgatum (Poir.) Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 515 (1844)
= Orthosia multiflora E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 222 (1885)
= Periploca virgata Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 5: 192 (1804)
= Streptocaulon virgatum (Poir.) G.Don; Gen. Hist. 4: 162 (1837)
= Vincetoxicum multiflorum (E.Fourn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 424 (1891), nom. illeg.
= Vincetoxicum virgatum (Poir.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 424 (1891)
species :
Orthosia woodii Meve & Liede; Novon 18(2): 203 (2008)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca)
83 BOL
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