Pentopetia
Pentopetia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
Genus: | Pentopetia Decne. |
Type species | |
Pentopetia androsaemifolia Decne. |
Pentopetia is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844.[1][2]
The genus should not be confused with the related genus with a similar name, Petopentia.
- Species[6]
all are endemic to Madagascar
- Pentopetia androsaemifolia Decne.
- Pentopetia bidens Jum. & H.Perrier
- Pentopetia boivinii Costantin & Gallaud
- Pentopetia cotoneaster Decne.
- Pentopetia dasynema Choux
- Pentopetia elastica Jum. & H.Perrier
- Pentopetia glaberrima Choux
- Pentopetia grevei (Baill.) Venter
- Pentopetia lutea Klack. & Civeyrel
- Pentopetia mollis Jum. & H. Perrier
- Pentopetia ovalifolia (Costantin & Gallaud) Klack.
- Pentopetia pinnata Costantin & Gallaud
- formerly included[6]
Moved to other genera (Cryptolepis, Ischnolepis, Petopentia, Secamone)
- P. albicans now Cryptolepis albicans
- P. graminifolia now Ischnolepis graminifolia
- P. linearifolia now Secamone geayi
- P. natalensis now Petopentia natalensis
References
- ↑ Decaisne, Joseph. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 500 in Latin
- ↑ Tropicos, genus Pentopetia
- ↑ Schatz, G. E., S. Andriambololonera, Andrianarivelo, M. W. Callmander, Faranirina, P. P. Lowry, P. B. Phillipson, Rabarimanarivo, J. I. Raharilala, Rajaonary, Rakotonirina, R. H. Ramananjanahary, B. Ramandimbisoa, A. Randrianasolo, N. Ravololomanana, Z.S. Rogers, C.M. Taylor & G. A. Wahlert. 2011. Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden.
- ↑ Venter, H. J. T. & R. L. Verhoeven. 1997. A tribal classification of the Periplocoideae (Apocynaceae). Taxon 46: 705–720.
- ↑ Choux, P. 1931. Asclepiadaceae. Catalogue des Plantes de Madagascar, Asclepiadaceae 1(9): 5–24.
- 1 2 The Plant List
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