Anisotoma (Apocynaceae)

Anisotoma pedunculata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Ceropegieae
Subtribus: Anisotominae
Genus: Anisotoma
Species: A. cordifolia – A. natalensis – A. pedunculata

Name

Anisotoma Fenzl, Linnaea 17: 330 (1843)

• Type species: Anisotoma cordifolia Fenzl, Linnaea 17: 331 (1843)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Anisotomaria C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 533 (1845)
  • Lophostephus Harv., Thes. Cap. 2: 9 (1863)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Swaziland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fenzl, E. 1843. Linnaea. Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange 17: 330.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Anisotoma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Anisotoma. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 22 2017.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Anisotoma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Oct. 2017.

Vernacular names

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