Asclepias gibba

Asclepias gibba

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: Asclepiadinae
Genus: Asclepias
Species: Asclepias gibba
Varietates: A. g. var. gibba – A. g. var. media

Name

Asclepias gibba (E.Mey.) Schltr., 1896

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lagarinthus gibbus E.Mey., Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 204 (1838).
• Homotypic
  • Gomphocarpus gibbus (E.Mey.) D.Dietr., Syn. Pl. 2: 900 (1840).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.), Lesotho, Swaziland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1896. Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54: 7

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Asclepias gibba in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Asclepias gibba. Published online. Accessed: Sep 28 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Asclepias gibba in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 28.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Asclepias gibba. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Sep 2018.

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