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496.0000 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: 6774; 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)
496.6593 Genus Peplonia Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 545 (1844)
Distribution: Brazil
Species listed in database: 8
= Gonioanthela Malme; Ark. Bot. 21A(3): 6 (1927)
species :
Peplonia adnata (E.Fourn.) U.C.S.Silva & Rapini; Syst. Bot. 37(3): 803 (2012)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, La Paz, Santa Cruz); NE-Brazil (Pernambuco, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná)
83 BOL PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ditassa adnata E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 256 (1885)
= Ditassa tassadioides Schltr.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 45: 451 (1895)
= Macroditassa adnata (E.Fourn.) Malme; Ark. Bot. 21A(5): 10 (1927)
= Macroditassa tassadioides (Schltr.) Malme; Ark. Bot. 28A(5): 6 (1936)
species :
Peplonia asteria (Vell.) Fontella & E.A.Schwarz; Bradea 3(46): 410 (1983)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharodon asterion (Vell.) E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 307 (1885)
= Cynanchum asterion Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 3: t. 75 (1825 publ. 1829)
= Peplonia nitida Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 546 (1844)
species :
Peplonia axillaris (Vell.) Fontella & Rapini; Kew Bull. 59(4): 536 (2005)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias axillaris Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 115 3: t. 51 (1825 publ. 1829)
= Cynanchum parviflorum Link ex E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 210 (1885)
= Gonioanthela acuminata (Decne.) Malme; Ark. Bot. 21A(3): 6 (1927)
= Gonioanthela axillaris (Vell.) Fontella & E.A.Schwarz; Bol. Mus. Bot. Munic. 50: 6 (1981)
= Gonioanthela odorata (Decne.) Malme; Ark. Bot. 21A(3): 6 (1927)
= Metastelma acuminatum Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 514 (1844)
= Metastelma odoratum Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 513 (1844)
= Peplonia hilariana E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 237 (1885)
species :
Peplonia bradeana (Fontella & E.A.Schwarz) Fontella & Rapini; Kew Bull. 59(4): 536 (2005)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonioanthela bradeana Fontella & E.A.Schwarz; Atas Soc. Bot. Brasil, Secc. Rio de Janeiro 1(14): 72 (1983)
species :
Peplonia hatschbachii (Fontella & de Lamare) Fontella & Rapini; Kew Bull. 59(4): 537 (2005)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonioanthela hatschbachii Fontella & de Lamare; Bradea 5(36): 361 (1990)
species :
Peplonia macrophylla (Malme) U.C.S.Silva & Rapini; Syst. Bot. 37(3): 803 (2012)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Macroditassa macrophylla Malme; Ark. Bot. 28A(5): 4 (1936)
species :
Peplonia organensis (E.Fourn.) Fontella & Rapini; Kew Bull. 59(4): 537 (2005)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonioanthela hilariana (E.Fourn.) Malme; Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 22: 52 (1928)
= Metastelma barbatipetalum Silveira; Fl. Serr. Min. 14 (1908)
= Metastelma hilarianum E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 209 (1885)
= Metastelma organense E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 209 (1885)
species :
Peplonia riedelii (E.Fourn.) Fontella & Rapini; Kew Bull. 59(4): 538 (2005)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonioanthela riedelii (E.Fourn.) Malme; Ark. Bot. 29A(4): p. 3 (1937)
= Gonioanthela urceolata (E.Fourn.) Fontella; Loefgrenia 43: p. (1) (1970)
= Metastelma riedelii E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 209 (1885)
= Metastelma urceolatum E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 210 (1885)
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