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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)
495.3561 Genus Rhodocalyx Müll.Arg.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(1): 172, t. 51 (1860)
Distribution: South America
Species listed in database: 2
species :
Rhodocalyx riedelii (Müll.Arg.) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede; Taxon 66(3): 639 (2017)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija); WC-Brazil; SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná); Paraguay (Alto Paraná, Amambay, Caazapa, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Paraguari); Argentina (Misiones, Salta)
83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Echites riedelii (Müll.Arg.) Malme; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 4: 196 (1904)
= Haemadictyon riedelii Müll.Arg.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(1): 170 (1860)
= Prestonia muelleri Rusby; Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 4: 217 (1895)
= Prestonia riedelii (Müll.Arg.) Markgr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 20: 26 (1924)
= Temnadenia riedelii (Müll.Arg.) Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 216 (1878)
species :
Rhodocalyx rotundifolius Müll.Arg.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(1): 173 (1860)
Distribution: Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Pará, Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Piauí, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná); Paraguay (Amambay, Concepcion)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 PAR
Remarks: fide Endress (in litt.) a true Rhodocalyx
Synonyms: hidden
= Echites erectus A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 469 (1844), nom. illeg.
= Prestonia erecta (Malme) J.F.Morales; Novon 9(1): 90 (1999)
= Rhodocalyx erectus Malme; Ark. Bot. 21A(6): 15 (1927), nom. illeg.
= Rhodocalyx tweedianus Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 142 (1858)
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