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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: 6763; 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)
496.6706 Genus Schizoglossum E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 218 (1837)
Distribution: South Africa. Many species have to be reclassified in other genera, Schizoglossum s. str. is strictly South African
Species listed in database: 24
= Mackenia Harv.; Gen. S. Afr. Pl. ed. 2, 233 (1868)
= Lagarinthus E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 202 (1837)
species :
Schizoglossum amatolicum Hilliard; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 45(2): 182 (1988 publ. 1989)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Schizoglossum angolense Schltr. & Rendle; J. Bot. 34: 98 (1896)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Remarks: genus assignment questionable
Synonyms: hidden
= Schizoglossum graminifolium C.Norman; J. Bot. 67(Suppl. 2): 95 (1929)
species :
Schizoglossum aschersonianum Schltr.; Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 35: 48 (1893)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Schizoglossum aschersonianum var. longipes N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 619 (1907)
= Schizoglossum aschersonianum var. radiatum N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 619 (1907)
= Lagarinthus tenellus Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 21(1): 256 (1848)
= Schizoglossum tenellum (Turcz.) Druce; Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 645 (1917)
variant :
var. pygmaeum (Schltr.) N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 619 (1907)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Schizoglossum pygmaeum Schltr.; J. Bot. 32: 255 (1894)
species :
Schizoglossum atropurpureum E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 219 (1838)
subspecies :
subsp. atropurpureum
Distribution: South Africa (Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 LES SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum atropurpureum (E.Mey.) D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. [Dietrich] 2: 906 (1840)
subspecies :
subsp. tridentatum (Schltr.) Kupicha; Kew Bull. 38(4): 606 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Schizoglossum tridentatum Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(Beibl. 45): 5 (1894)
= Schizoglossum viridulum K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 455 (1900)
subspecies :
subsp. virens (E.Mey.) Kupicha; Kew Bull. 38(4): 606 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum euphorbioides (E.Mey.) D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. [Dietrich] 2: 906 (1840)
= Schizoglossum euphorbioides E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 219 (1838)
= Schizoglossum oblongum Schltr.; J. Bot. 32: 260 (1894)
= Schizoglossum virens E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 219 (1838)
species :
Schizoglossum austromontanum Bester & Nicholas; Phytotaxa 273(1): 44 (2016)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Schizoglossum barbatum Britten & Rendle; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 4: 27 (1894)
Distribution: S-Malawi (Mt. Mulanje)
26 MLW
species :
Schizoglossum bidens E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 220 (1838)
subspecies :
subsp. bidens
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum bidens (E.Mey.) D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. [Dietrich] 2: 906 (1840)
= Schizoglossum truncatum Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(Beibl. 45): 28 (1894)
subspecies :
subsp. atrorubens (Schltr.) Kupicha; Kew Bull. 38(4): 613 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov.?, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Lagarinthus atrorubens (Schltr.) Bullock; Kew Bull. [6]: 421 (1951 publ. 1952)
= Schizoglossum atrorubens Schltr.; J. Bot. 32: 353 (1894)
subspecies :
subsp. galpinii (Schltr.) Kupicha; Kew Bull. 38(4): 617 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 LES SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Schizoglossum galpinii Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(Beibl. 45): 15 (1894)
= Lagarinthus galpinii (Schltr.) Bullock; Kew Bull. [6]: 421 (1951 publ. 1952)
subspecies :
subsp. gracile Kupicha; Kew Bull. 38(4): 612 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Schizoglossum diversum N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 617 (1907)
= Lagarinthus diversus (N.E.Br.) Bullock; Kew Bull. [6]: 421 (1951 publ. 1952)
= Schizoglossum umbellatum Schltr.; J. Bot. 32: 356 (1894)
subspecies :
subsp. hirtum Kupicha; Kew Bull. 38(4): 615 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
subspecies :
subsp. pachyglossum (Schltr.) Kupicha; Kew Bull. 38(4): 615 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 LES SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Schizoglossum pachyglossum var. abbreviatum N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 613 (1907)
= Schizoglossum pachyglossum Schltr.; J. Bot. 32: 354 (1894)
subspecies :
subsp. productum (N.E.Br.) Kupicha; Kew Bull. 38(4): 617 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal?)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Schizoglossum pachyglossum var. productum N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 613 (1907)
species :
Schizoglossum cordifolium E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 219 (1838)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum cordifolium (E.Mey.) D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. [Dietrich] 2: 905 (1840), nom. illeg.
= Schizoglossum aemulatum Schltr.; J. Bot. 32: 258 (1894)
= Schizoglossum atropurpureum var. lineatum Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(4, Beibl. 45): 2 (1894)
= Schizoglossum cordifolium var. centralis N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 602 (1907)
= Schizoglossum divaricatum N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 275 (1928)
= Schizoglossum hirsutum Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 21(1): 256 (1848)
= Schizoglossum hollandiae Harv. ex Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(4, Beibl. 45): 6 (1894)
species :
Schizoglossum crassipes S.Moore; J. Bot. 40: 383 (1902)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Schizoglossum elingue N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 149 (1895)
subspecies :
subsp. elingue
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
subspecies :
subsp. purpureum Kupicha; Kew Bull. 38(4): 618 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
species :
Schizoglossum flavum Schltr.; J. Bot. 33: 355 (1895)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Schizoglossum flavum var. lineare N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 611 (1907)
species :
Schizoglossum garcianum Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 28 (1905)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
species :
Schizoglossum hamatum E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 220 (1838)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum hamatum (E.Mey.) D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. [Dietrich] 2: 906 (1840)
= Schizoglossum hamatum var. elegans N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 605 (1907)
= Schizoglossum hamatum var. pallidum N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 605 (1907)
species :
Schizoglossum hilliardiae Kupicha; Kew Bull. 38(4): 620 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Schizoglossum ingomense N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 602 (1907)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
species :
Schizoglossum linifolium Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(Beibl. 45): 4 (1894)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias filiformis L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 169 (1782), non Jacq. 1760
= Asclepias pachystephana (Schltr.) Schltr.; J. Bot. 34: 454 (1896)
= Asclepias tenuis (E.Mey.) Schltr.; J. Bot. 34: 454 (1896), nom. illeg.
= Gomphocarpus pachystephanus Schltr.; Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 35: 52 (1893)
= Gomphocarpus tenuis (E.Mey.) D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. [Dietrich] 2: 900 (1840)
= Lagarinthus tenuis E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 203 (1838)
= Schizoglossum filiforme (L.f.) Druce; Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916, 645 (1917)
variant :
var. centrirostratum N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 618 (1907)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Schizoglossum montanum R.A.Dyer; Kirkia 1: 104 (1961)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, ?); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Schizoglossum nitidum Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20(Beibl. 51): 18 (1895)
Distribution: South Africa (Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 LES SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Schizoglossum wallacei Schltr.; J. Bot. 33: 268 (1895)
species :
Schizoglossum peglerae N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 623 (1907)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Schizoglossum quadridens N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 252 (1895)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
species :
Schizoglossum rubiginosum Hilliard; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 45(2): 182 (1988 publ. 1989)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN V
species :
Schizoglossum saccatum Bruyns; Bothalia 25(2): 169 (1995)
Distribution: N-Namibia
27 NAM
species :
Schizoglossum singulare Kupicha; Kew Bull. 38(4): 623 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN V
species :
Schizoglossum stenoglossum Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(Beibl. 45): 28 (1894)
subspecies :
subsp. stenoglossum
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Schizoglossum stenoglossum var. longipes Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(4, Beibl. 45): 29 (1894)
subspecies :
subsp. flavum (N.E.Br.) Kupicha; Kew Bull. 38(4): 623 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Schizoglossum decipiens N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 612 (1907)
= Schizoglossum decipiens var. flavum N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 419 (1909)
subspecies :
subsp. latifolium Kupicha; Kew Bull. 38(4): 622 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
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