Caudanthera edulis

Caudanthera edulis

Caudanthera edulis

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: Caudanthera
Species: Caudanthera edulis

Name

Caudanthera edulis (Edgew.) Meve & Liede, Pl. Syst. Evol. 234: 201. 2002.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Boucerosia edulis Edgew., J. Linn. Soc. 6: 205. 1862.

• Homotypic
  • Caralluma edulis (Edgew.) Benth. ex Hook.f., Gen. Pl. 2: 782. 1883.
  • Cryptolluma edulis (Edgew.) Plowes, Haseltonia 3:57. 1995.

• Heterotypic
  • Boucerosia stocksiana Boiss., Fl. Orient. 4: 63. 1879.
  • Desmidorchis stocksiana (Boiss.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen.: 418. 1891.
  • Caralluma longidens N.E.Br., Gard. Chron. 2: 369. 1892.
  • Spiralluma longidens (N.E.Br.) Plowes, Haseltonia 3: 53. 1995.
  • Caralluma vittata N.E.Br., Th.-Dyer, Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 483. 1904.
  • Caralluma mouretii A.Chev., Rev. Bot. Appl. 14: 272. 1934.
  • Spiralluma mouretii (A.Chev.) Plowes, Haseltonia 3: 54. 1995.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Central Asia Afghanistan, Pakistan Regional: Indian Subcontinent India Regional: Western Asia Iran Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan Regional: Central Africa Niger 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: 201.

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. Caudanthera edulis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 01. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Caudanthera edulis. 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 01. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Caudanthera edulis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 December 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Caudanthera edulis. Published online. Accessed: December 01 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Caudanthera edulis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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