Araujia sericifera

Araujia sericifera

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: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Oxypetalinae
Genus: Araujia
Species: Araujia sericifera

Name

Araujia sericifera Brot., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 12(1): 62. (1818)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Physianthus albens Mart., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 1: 54. (1824)
  • Araujia undulata Vis. Hort. Patav. 134. (1832)
  • Araujia albens (Mart.) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 149. (1837)
  • Araujia calycina Decne., Prodr. (de Candolle) 8: 534. (1844)
  • Araujia hortorum E.Fourn., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 6(4): 293. (1885)
  • Araujia sericifera var. hortorum (E.Fourn.) Malme, Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 34(7): 74 (t. 3, fig. 7). (1900)
  • Araujia sericifera f. calycina (Decne.) Malme, Ark. Bot. 8(1): 17. (1909)
  • Araujia sericifera f. hortorum (E.Fourn.) Malme, Ark. Bot. 8(1): 18. (1909)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro), Argentina (Buenos Aires, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Misiones, Santa Fe), S-Brazil (Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina), Paraguay (Alto Parana, Guaira, Itapua), Uruguay (Canelones, Cerro Largo, Flores Prov., Montevideo, Rivera, Salto), Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Brotero, F.A. 1818. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. London 12(1): 62.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Araujia sericifera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Nov. 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Araujia sericifera. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 24 2017.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Araujia sericifera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Nov. 2017.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Araujia sericifera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: white bladderflower
suomi: Silkkiköynnös

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