Desmidorchis lavrani

Desmidorchis lavrani

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: Stapeliinae
Genus: Desmidorchis
Species: Desmidorchis lavrani

Name

• Desmidorchis lavrani (Rauh & Wertel) Meve & Liede, Pl. Syst. Evol. 234(1-4): 202. 2002.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Caralluma lavrani Rauh & Wertel, Kakteen And. Sukk. 16: 62. 1965.

• Homotypic
  • Ceropegia lavrani (Rauh & Wertel) Bruyns in S. African J. Bot. 112: 413 (2017)
  • Crenulluma lavrani (Rauh & Wertel) Plowes, Haseltonia 3: 67. 1995.

Note:

• Caralluma dolichocarpa O.Schwartz, Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 10: 194. 1939; Crenulluma dolichocarpa (O.Schwartz) Plowes, Haseltonia 3: 67 1995, may be identical. In that case this name has priority but no combination under Desmidorchis has been made.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Peninsular Arabia Oman, Yemen References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Meve, U. & Liede-Schumann, S. (2002) Pl. Syst. Evol. 234(1-4): 202.

Additional references

• Patzelt, A., Harrison, T., Knees, S.G. & Hartley, L.A. (2014). Studies in the flora of Arabia: XXXI. New records from the Sultanate of Oman. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 71: 161-180.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Desmidorchis lavrani in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 05. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Desmidorchis lavrani. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 05. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Desmidorchis lavrani. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 December 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Desmidorchis lavrani. Published online. Accessed: December 05 2022.

Vernacular names

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