Caralluma adscendens

Caralluma adscendens
Caralluma adscendens

Taxonavigation edit

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: Stapeliinae
Genus: Caralluma
Species: Caralluma adscendens
Varieties: C. a. var. adscendens – C. a. var. bicolor – C. a. var. carinata – C. a. var. gracilis

Name edit

Caralluma adscendens Wall., 1829

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Caralluma adscendens var. fimbriata (Wall.) Gravely & Mayur. in Ind. Sp. Gen. Car.: 13 (1931)
    • Ceropegia adscendens var. fimbriata (Wall.) Bruyns in S. African J. Bot. 112: 416 (2017)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Indian subcontinent
      • India, Sri Lanka
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Southeastern Asia
      • Myanmar

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

Additional references edit

  • Plowes, D. (2013). Some new name combinations in the Stapeliads part 1. Asklepios 116: 3-25.

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Vernacular names edit

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