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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: 6709; 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)
495.6334 Genus Riocreuxia Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 640 (1848)
Distribution: Tropical and S-Africa
Species listed in database: 10
species :
Riocreuxia aberrans R.A.Dyer; Bothalia 3: 274 (1937)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia brachysiphon H.Huber; Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 175 (1957)
species :
Riocreuxia alexandrina (H.Huber) R.A.Dyer; Bothalia 13(3-4): 436 (1981)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia flanaganii var. alexandrina H.Huber; Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 169 (1958)
= Riocreuxia flanaganii subsp. alexandrina (H.Huber) R.A.Dyer; Bothalia 12: 632 (1979)
= Riocreuxia flanaganii var. alexandrina (H.Huber) Masinde; Kew Bull. 60(3): 427 (2005)
species :
Riocreuxia bolusii N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 802 (1908)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Riocreuxia torulosa var. bolusii (N.E.Br.) Masinde; Kew Bull. 60(3): 418 (2005)
species :
Riocreuxia chrysochroma (H.Huber) Radcl.-Sm.; Kew Bull. 21: 298 (1967)
Distribution: S-Tanzania; Malawi
25 TAN 26 MLW
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia chrysochroma H.Huber; Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 203 (1957)
species :
Riocreuxia flanaganii Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(Beibl. 45): 13 (1894)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia flanaganii (Schltr.) H.Huber; Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 168 (1957)
species :
Riocreuxia picta Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(Beibl. 45): 24 (1894)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 LES SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia picta (Schltr.) H.Huber; Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 170 (1957)
species :
Riocreuxia polyantha Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 273 (1895)
Distribution: Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; South Africa (North-West Prov., Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 ANG MLW ZAM ZIM 27 LES SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia burchellii (K.Schum.) H.Huber; Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 170 (1957)
= Ceropegia burchellii subsp. profusa (N.E.Br.) H.Huber; Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 172 (1958)
= Riocreuxia burchellii K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 273 (1895)
= Riocreuxia flanaganii subsp. segregata R.A.Dyer; Bothalia 12(4): 632 (1979)
= Riocreuxia profusa N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 260 (1895)
species :
Riocreuxia splendida K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 460 (1900)
Distribution: Tanzania; Mozambique
25 TAN 26 MOZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia splendida (K.Schum.) H.Huber; Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 172 (1957)
species :
Riocreuxia torulosa (E.Mey.) Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 640 (1848)
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
26 MOZ 27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia effusa H.Huber; Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 173 (1957), nom. superfl.
= Ceropegia torulosa E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 194 (1838), nom. illeg.
= Riocreuxia torulosa var. longidens N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 803 (1908)
= Riocreuxia torulosa var. obsoleta N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 803 (1908)
= Riocreuxia torulosa var. tomentosa N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 803 (1908)
species :
Riocreuxia woodii N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 803 (1908)
Distribution: +South Africa (+KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN Ex
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceropegia flanaganii var. fallax H.Huber; Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 169 (1958)
= Riocreuxia flanaganii subsp. woodii (N.E.Br.) R.A.Dyer; Bothalia 12(4): 632 (1979)
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