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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: 6701; 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)
495.4122 Genus Raphionacme Harv.; London J. Bot. 1: 22 (1842)
Distribution: Tropical and S-Africa, S-Arabian Peninsula
Species listed in database: 36
= Apoxyanthera Hochst.; Flora 26: 78 (1843)
= Chlorocyathus Oliv.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 16: t. 1557 (1887)
= Mafekingia Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 10: 303 (1890)
= Pentagonanthus Bullock; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 36: t. 3583 (1962)
= Zaczatea Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 806 (1889)
= Zucchellia Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 492 (1844)
species :
Raphionacme angolensis (Baill.) N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 248 (1895)
Distribution: Tanzania; Angola
25 TAN 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Raphionacme kubangensis S.Moore; J. Bot. 50: 339 (1912)
= Raphionacme pachyodon K.Schum. ex Schinz; Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 55: 246 (1910)
= Zaczatea angolensis Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 806 (1889)
species :
Raphionacme arabica A.G.Mill. & Biagi; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 45(1): 61 (1988)
Distribution: Oman (Dhofar); Yemen
35 OMA YEM
Conservation Status: IUCN V
species :
Raphionacme borenensis Venter & M.G.Gilbert; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 99(4): 401 (1989)
Distribution: S-Ethiopia; N-Somalia; N-Kenya
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN
species :
Raphionacme brownii Scott Elliot; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 91 (1895)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; ?Togo; Benin; Nigeria; N-Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; South Sudan
22 BEN BKN GHA GNB GUI IVO MLI NGA SEN SIE 23 CAF CMN 24 CHA SSU
Synonyms: hidden
= Raphionacme baguirmiensis A.Chev.; Fl. Afr. Centr., Énum. Pl. Récolt. 1: 197 (1913)
= Raphionacme brownii var. longifolia A.Chev.; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 430 (1920), nomen
species :
Raphionacme caerulea E.A.Bruce; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935: 279 (1935)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; ?Ivory Coast; ?Angola
22 GUI SIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Pentagonanthus caeruleus (E.A.Bruce) Bullock; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 36: t. 3583, p. 3 (1962)
= Raphionacme sudanica A.Chev.; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 430 (1920), nomen, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 53 (1931), in clavi.
species :
Raphionacme chimanimaniana Venter & R.L.Verh.; S. African J. Bot. 54(4): 380 (1988)
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe
26 ZIM
species :
Raphionacme dyeri Retief & Venter; S. African J. Bot. 2(4): 326 (1983)
Distribution: Zimbabwe; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Free State)
26 ZIM 27 SAF
species :
Raphionacme elsana Venter & R.L.Verh.; S. African J. Bot. 53(2): 177 (1987)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Raphionacme flanaganii Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(Beibl. 45): 2 (1894)
Distribution: S-Kenya; Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
25 KEN 26 MOZ 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Raphionacme scandens N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 111 (1895)
species :
Raphionacme galpinii Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(Beibl. 45): 2 (1894)
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Raphionacme elata N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 535 (1907)
= Raphionacme macrorrhiza Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20(Beibl. 51): 10 (1895)
species :
Raphionacme globosa Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 118 (1893), et in Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 221 (1895)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; S-Tanzania; Angola; NW-Zambia; Malawi
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Raphionacme virgultorum S.Moore; J. Bot. 50: 338 (1912)
species :
Raphionacme grandiflora N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 111 (1895)
Distribution: S-Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; N-Mozambique
25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Pentagonanthus grandiflorus (N.E.Br.) Bullock; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 36: t. 3583 (1962)
= Pentagonanthus grandiflorus subsp. glabrescens (Bullock) Bullock; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 36: t. 3583 (1962)
= Raphiacme grandiflora (N.E.Br.) Schum.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 425 (1895), isonym
= Raphionacme grandiflora subsp. glabrescens Bullock; Kew Bull. [8]: 353 (1953)
species :
Raphionacme haeneliae Venter & R.L.Verh.; S. African J. Bot. 62(6): 316 (1996)
Distribution: Namibia
27 NAM
species :
Raphionacme hirsuta (E.Mey.sec.N.E.Br.) R.A.Dyer; Fl. Pl. South Africa 22: t. 853 (1942)
Distribution: Mozambique; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]; India [c] (Tamil Nadu [c])
26 MOZ 27 BOT LES SAF SWZ 40 ind
Synonyms: hidden
= Apoxanthera pubescens Hochst.; Flora 26: 78 (1843)
= Brachystelma hirsutum E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 197 (1837)
= Mafekingia parquetiana Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 10: 303 (1890)
= Raphionacme divaricata Harv.; London J. Bot. 1: 23 (1842)
= Raphionacme divaricata var. glabra N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 539 (1907)
= Raphionacme hirsuta var. glabra (N.E.Br.) R.A.Dyer; Fl. Pl. South Africa 22, t. 853 (1942)
= Raphionacme obovata Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 21(1): 250 (1848)
= Raphionacme pubescens (Hochst.) Hochst.; Flora 27(2): 827 (1844)
= Raphionacme purpurea Harv.; Thes. Cap. 1: 41, t. 66 (1859)
species :
Raphionacme inconspicua H.Huber; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 12: 73 (1955)
Distribution: Angola; Namibia; Botswana
26 ANG 27 BOT NAM
species :
Raphionacme keayi Bullock; Kew Bull. [8]: 63 (1953)
Distribution: NC-Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic
22 NGA 23 CAF CMN
Conservation Status: IUCN EN (Cameroon)
species :
Raphionacme lanceolata Schinz; Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 30: 263 (1888)
Distribution: Zambia; Zimbabwe; Namibia; Botswana
26 ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Raphionacme lanceolata var. latifolia N.E.Br.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 274 (1902)
species :
Raphionacme linearis K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 117 (1893)
Distribution: Zambia
26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Raphionacme linearis var. glabra K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 118 (1893)
= Raphionacme linearis var. puberula K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 118 (1893)
species :
Raphionacme longifolia N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 110 (1895)
Distribution: W-Central African Republic; E-Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana
23 CAF 25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT
Synonyms: hidden
= Raphionacme decolor Schltr.; Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exped. 1911-1912 1: 265 (1916)
species :
Raphionacme longituba E.A.Bruce; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1937: 419 (1937)
Distribution: Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi
25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Raphionacme ernstiana Meve; Bradleya 18: 71 (2000)
species :
Raphionacme lucens Venter & R.L.Verh.; S. African J. Bot. 54(6): 607 (1988)
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
26 MOZ 27 SAF
species :
Raphionacme madiensis S.Moore; J. Bot. 46: 293 (1908)
Distribution: S-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe
23 BUR RWA ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Raphionacme wilczekiana Germ.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 22: 74 (1952)
species :
Raphionacme michelii De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 5, 1: 181 (1904)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Kenya; Angola; Zambia
23 CON ZAI 25 KEN 26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Raphionacme gossweileri S.Moore; J. Bot. 46: 294 (1908)
species :
Raphionacme moyalica Venter & R.L.Verh.; S. African J. Bot. 63: 101 (1997)
Distribution: N-Kenya
25 KEN
species :
Raphionacme namibiana Venter & R.L.Verh.; S. African J. Bot. 52(4): 332 (1986)
Distribution: Namibia
27 NAM
species :
Raphionacme palustris Venter & R.L.Verh.; S. African J. Bot. 52(2): 149 (1986)
Distribution: Zimbabwe; ?Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
26 ZIM 27 SAF
species :
Raphionacme procumbens Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20(Beibl. 51): 11 (1895)
Distribution: Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
species :
Raphionacme pulchella Venter & R.L.Verh.; S. African J. Bot. 54(1): 72 (1988)
Distribution: Zimbabwe; Mozambique
26 MOZ ZIM
species :
Raphionacme splendens Schltr.; J. Bot. 33: 301 (1895)
subspecies :
subsp. splendens
Distribution: Cameroon; E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; South Sudan; Uganda; S-Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
23 BUR CMN RWA ZAI 24 SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Raphionacme excisa Schltr.; J. Bot. 33: 301 (1895)
= Raphionacme jurensis N.E.Br.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 272 (1902)
subspecies :
subsp. bingeri (A.Chev.) Venter; S. African J. Bot. 75(2): 337 (2009)
Distribution: Senegal; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ghana; Benin; Niger; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; N-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Chad; South Sudan
22 BEN BKN GHA MLI NGA NGR SEN 23 CAF CMN ZAI 24 CHA SSU
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachystelma bingeri A.Chev.; Rev. Cult. Colon. 8: 65 (1901)
= Raphionacme bagshawei S.Moore; J. Bot. 45: 50 (1907)
= Raphionacme bingeri (A.Chev.) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1984(2): 231 (1984)
= Raphionacme daronii Berhaut; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 101: 374 (1955)
species :
Raphionacme sylvicola Venter & R.L.Verh.; Novon 10(2): 170 (2000)
Distribution: N-Zambia
26 ZAM
species :
Raphionacme utilis N.E.Br. & Stapf; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 215 (1908)
Distribution: Cameroon; S-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
23 CMN ZAI 26 ANG MOZ ZIM
species :
Raphionacme velutina Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20(Beibl. 51): 12 (1895)
Distribution: Zambia; Zimbabwe; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov.)
26 ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachystelma viridiflorum Turrill; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1924: 259 (1924)
= Raphionacme burkei N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 537 (1907)
= Raphionacme dinteri Schltr. ex Schinz; Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 55: 245 (1910)
species :
Raphionacme vignei E.A.Bruce; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1936: 477 (1936)
Distribution: Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; S-Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad
22 BEN BKN GHA GNB GUI IVO MLI NGA TOG 23 CAF CMN 24 CHA
species :
Raphionacme villicorona Venter; S. African J. Bot. 73(1): 98 (2007)
Distribution: South Africa (Northern Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Raphionacme welwitschii Schltr. & Rendle; J. Bot. 34: 97 (1896)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Chlorocyathus welwitschii (Schltr. & Rendle) Bullock; Publ. Cult. Diamang Angola 42: 130 (1959)
= Raphionacme denticulata N.E.Br.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(1): 275 (1903)
= Raphionacme verdickii De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 5, 1: 182 (1904)
= Zucchellia angolensis Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 492 (1844), non Raphionacme angolensis (Baill.) N. E. Br.
species :
Raphionacme zeyheri Harv.; London J. Bot. 1: 23 (1842)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
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